Is Karan Johar Making A Biopic On Sourav Ganguly?
Published - 24 Feb 2020, 11:29 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:04 AM
Former India captain and current BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly is a popular figure in India and all round the world. Soon, we might get to see a biopic on the cricketer. He has often been quizzed about the idea of making a movie on him.
Ganguly had earlier said that he was approached on many occasions by numerous directors and production houses. He even once revealed that he would prefer Hrithik Roshan to play him in the silver screen.
Good news for Sourav Ganguly fans
According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, director Karan Johar is in talks with Ganguly regarding a certain biopic on the latter. The tabloid also reported that the duo have met twice but they are yet to take a call on the cast. Not too long back there were rumors of Ekta Kapoor directing a feature film on the former athlete.
In a conversation with Asian Age, Ganguly was asked if the word in the air is true. Ganguly responded by saying,”Is it, Ekta Kapoor? Then yes, she approached me and we talked about it once. Nothing went further than that. I have never thought of a biopic [on me] though there are a host of sports biopics being made. If there is time, then someone will make one on me. Hope people would be interested in seeing the film.”
Ganguly has watched a quite a few biopics and has shared his opinion on them. While the movie on his opening partner Sachin Tendulkar turned out to be a solid hit, MS Dhoni’s biopic hit the record straight. On the famous biopics, Ganguly said, “I liked the MS Dhoni biopic, [M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story]. Tendulkar’s biopic [Sachin A Billion Dreams] was a little different. Now we have a film on the 1983 World Cup-winning team. That will be huge and I will definitely watch it. As far as my biopic is concerned, we will wait and see.”
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