It’s the season of heart-touching real-life stories; Here’s a list of 10 upcoming biopics

In Bollywood, we have always seen how filmmakers try to encash on an ongoing trend. Since the last few years, biopics are in demand and our filmmakers are leaving no stone unturned to meet that demand.

Viewers love watching real-life stories being portrayed on the silver screen. And we have so many inspiring personalities. The tales of these ordinary people’s extraordinary journey certainly make for a great subject.

In the coming months, we are about to be hit with some really heart-touching tales as there are many more biopics coming our way in the recent future.

Here is a list of 10 upcoming biopics

’83

’83’ is helmed by Kabir Khan and is based on the 1983 World Cup’s historic win of the Indian Cricket Team. The film will also chronicle the journey of veteran cricketer Kapil Dev. Ranveer Singh will be playing Kapil Dev and his wife Deepika Padukone will play the role of Romi Bhatia (Kapil Dev’s wife).

‘Chhapaak’

‘Chhapaak’ is based on the life of acid attack survivor Lakshmi Agarwal. The project is helmed by Meghna Gulzar and Deepika Padukone will play the role of Lakshmi. The movie also stars Vikrant Massey, who is paired opposite Deepika. The movie will portray the struggles of Lakshmi and how she overcame everything with her courage.

‘Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl’

Gunjan Saxena is India’s first women Air Force pilot ever, who also helped to evacuate soldiers from the Kargil War in 1999. Janhvi Kapoor will be playing Gunjan’s character in the film. Whereas Pankaj Tripathi will play her father, Neena Gupta will be seen as her mother and Angad Bedi as her brother. The film is helmed by Sharan Sharma.

‘Shershaah’

‘Shershaah’ is based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra who was part of the Kargil War 1999. He was honoured with Param Veer Chakra. ‘Shershaah’ stars Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani in the lead roles. The biopic is produced under the banner of Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions.

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw biopic

This biopic will be based on the life of India’s first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. He was the first Indian officer to be promoted to the post of Field Marshall. Vicky Kaushal will be portraying the lead role in this biopic which is being directed by Meghna Gulzar.

Ma Anand Sheela biopic

Ma Anand Sheela was the right hand to Osho. Her popularity grew after the Netflix series ‘Wild Wild Country’. Helmed by director Barry Levinson, Priyanka Chopra will be playing the role of Sheela in this Hollywood flick. Interestingly, during a recent media interaction, Sheela said she would love to see Alia Bhatt portray her role if Bollywood makes her biopic.

PV Sindhu biopic

PV Sindhu is one of the most celebrated badminton players in the country. She was the first Indian Badminton player ever to win Gold at the World Championship. She feels Deepika Padukone will be the best fit as she has played badminton and is a great actress as well.

Shakuntala Devi Biopic

Shakuntala Devi was known as the human-computer of the country. The math wizard was discovered when at the age of 5 she solved math problems for 18-year-olds. Vidya Balan will be playing the role of the math genius on screen.

Saina Nehwal Biopic

Earlier the character of the badminton champ was to be played by Shraddha Kapoor but now, she has been replaced by Parineeti Chopra. Pari will be playing the role of Saina Nehwal in the biopic. Saina Nehwal is the ace Badminton player of our country and has won many medals at national and international levels.

‘Rashmi Rocket’

‘Rashmi Rocket’ is a story of a woman hailing from Kutch, who aspires to become a sprinter. Taapsee Pannu will be playing the lead role of Rashmi.

Stay tuned to this space for more such interesting updates.

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