Rajkummar Rao to play visually impaired industrialist Srikanth Bholla in Bhushan Kumar’s next production

Rajkummar Rao is on a role with a number of big projects in his kitty. He will next be seen in Badhai Do which co-stars him alongside Bhumi Pednekar. He was last seen in Roohi which won him several praises. Now, Bhushan Kumar along with others have announced a biopic on visually impaired industrialist Srikanth Bolla featuring Rajkummar Rao in the lead role. The shooting for the film will commence in July 2022, as per the announcement. The story will be helmed by Tushar Hiranandani, and is being penned by Sumit Purohit and Jagdeep Sidhu.

Talking about his character, Rajkummar Rao said, “Srikanth Bolla is an inspiration! It’s indeed a privilege to play such an inspiring persona who has been through a lot of hardships and despite that has risen like a phoenix! I am really looking forward to playing Srikanth. I’m happy to collaborate with Bhushan sir yet again on this compelling project.”

Talking about the film, Bhushan Kumar, Managing Director and Chairman of T-Series in a statement added, “Srikanth Bolla’s story testifies the very proverb of acing against the odds. Having faced so many challenges since birth, yet not letting anything hamper his dreams – his journey is truly inspirational. And it’s indeed a privilege to be associated with a person like him. The personality of this character is such that only an actor of a caliber like Rajkummar Rao can justify it and we are happy to have such a fine actor on board. Tushar Hiranandani’s vision to showcase this captivating story is very peculiar. As we are thrilled to make this film, we are equally excited for the audiences to witness this compelling story of Srikanth!”

RAJKUMMAR RAO TO STAR IN BIOPIC ON INDUSTRIALIST SRIKANTH BOLLA… #RajkummarRao will essay the lead role in the biopic on industrialist #SrikanthBolla… Directed by #TusharHiranandani… Produced by #BhushanKumar, #KrishanKumar and #NidhiParmarHiranandani… Starts July 2022. pic.twitter.com/JH2lzl0YZJ

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 6, 2022

About Srikanth Bolla: He was visually impaired and had to face adversities including fighting a legal battle against state to opt for Science stream after completing his basic studies. He was the first international blind student to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

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