Deepika Padukone to star in the biopic on Bengali thespian Noti Binodini?

Last month i.e August, director Pradeep Sarkar confirmed that he will make the biopic of Bengali theatre artist Noti Binodini. Also known as Binodini Dasi, she was a courtesan and later appeared in her first drama in Calcutta’s National Theatre that was founded by Girish Chandra Ghosh. Noti Binodini was one of the popular actresses of Bengal and her contribution towards movies and theatres are immense.

As per a report in IWMBuzz.com, Deepika Padukone will play the lead character of Noti Binodini. The portal quoted a source saying, “Deepika Padukone has been finalised for the prestigious Pradeep Sarkar project. She will play the central character of Binodini Dasi in the movie. It is believed that Vidya Balan was also in contention for the role with whom Pradeep Sarkar has earlier worked in ‘Parineeta’.”

Nothing has been confirmed yet from Deepika and the makers. For the unversed Deepika had earlier worked with Pradeep Sarkar in ‘Lafangey Parindey’.

Earlier while speaking about the film, Sarkar told Bombay Times, “I have been looking into her story for some time now. It just so happened that I came in touch with Shibashish, who has thoroughly explored the subject. Noti Binodini was the first of her kind. She started very young, when she was still in her teens, and in a matter of 10 years, she had gone off the stage. Many people, including Ramakrishna Paramhans, have watched her perform. She’s a fascinating person, and her story is equally captivating.”

Coming back to Deepika, she will be seen in ’83’ with her hubby Ranveer Singh. Also, she will be seen in ‘Chhapaak’.

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