Gagan Narang turns a mentor for a Bollywood film

Bollywood and

sports

have a special connect these days, with some of the most wonderful films made on sports legends' lives recently that have won the masses over and got critical acclaim too. Reports claim it is star shooter and

Olympic medallist

Gagan Narang, who will soon be associated with a forthcoming film, made by Tigmanshu Dhulia. In a candid telechat, the shooter clears the air'

'Helping a friend'
When asked about the reports which claim that a biopic is being made on his life, Gagan says, 'There is no such project in the offing right now. I'm just helping a dear friend, actor Amit Sadh. He told me a few months ago that he was keen to try his hand at shooting and observe my body language etc. as he is playing the role of a shooter in one of his forthcoming films and I invited him to Pune range. There is nothing more to it; I'm just helping a friend out.'

'A biopic would be interesting'
Gagan who belongs to a middle-class family, admits: 'A biopic on my life would be an interesting idea because I have really struggled a lot to serve my sport and a film would popularise my sport even more.' And which actor would suit his screen persona the most? To this the

marksman

replies: 'I would not speculate on that. It is up to the director to look into these details.'