Most talked about biopics you just cannot miss

Deepika Padukone is currently making waves with her stunning transformation and performance in her upcoming film, ‘Chhapaak’. The Meghna Gulzar directorial has already created quite a buzz in the industry and amongst the movie buffs.

Today, we got our hands on a new and unseen still from the film and it is sure to raise your level of anticipation for the film. In the still, Deepika is seen dressed in school uniform as a student. With blue kurta and white pyjama and dupatta, Deepika nails her character to the T. Her pony tail and no make-up look complement her overall get-up.

Deepika will be seen playing the acid attack survivour Laxmi Agarwal in the movie. The trailer of the movie has already received positive reviews from the audience and critics alike. The movie also stars Vikrant Massey in a pivotal role.

Directed by Meghna Gulzar, ‘Chhapaak’ will hit the theatres on January 10, 2020. The movie will be seen locking horns with Ajay Devgn, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ at the box-office.

Kangana Ranaut is all set to impress her fans once again with her brilliant performance in an upcoming biopic ‘Thalaivi’. The first look of the actress has already created quite a buzz about the film among the movie buffs.

According to reports, the makers of the Kangana Ranaut starrer wants the film to be one of the most anticipated films of 2020 and they do not want to leave any stone unturned in making it one. The makers have apparently planned a huge build up in the first six months leading up to the release date. They will also be revealing more looks within every 15-20 days.

The reports also suggested that the film is one of the most expensive and biggest films of their career. Kangana has been attending Bharatnatyam classes for her role in the film. The makers also roped in internationally renowned make-up artistes for the movie.

‘Thalaivi’ is based on the life of late former chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa.

Directed by Vijay, ‘Thalaivi’ is scheduled to release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on June 26, 2020.

Here it is, the first glimpse of Ranveer Singh in action as cricket legend Kapil Dev. After impressing all with his first look poster, the actor and the makers of the upcoming biopic ’83, shared a first still of the star nailing one of Kapil’s most iconic shots – the Natraj shot.

Donning a curly hairdo with a moustache and team India’s white World Cup uniform, the picture goes to show director Kabir Khan’s eye for detail.

“The match that was never televised... a world record innings that India never saw... this April the world will see how history was made on that cold windy day in Tunbridge Wells...” director Khan captioned the first still photo on Instagram.

The film that aims at recreating India’s first World Cup win in 1983, will reportedly have some never before televised segments while also giving us a look into the famed cricketer’s personal life. Also starring Deepika Padukone, Chirag Patil, Hardy Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Saqib Saleem, Pankaj Tripathi, Sartaj Singh, Tahir Raj Bhasin and Jiva, the film will hit theatres on April 10, 2020.

Sidharth Malhotra will soon be back in uniform to take on the role of Kargil War hero Vikram Batra, in the upcoming biopic ‘Shershaah’. With filming currently underway, the hunk shared a photo of himself locked, loaded and ready to fire as he heads into the warzone.

Taking to his Instagram stories, the actor shared a photo that saw him in his military camouflage uniform with a helmet on his head. According to reports, the film will be based on the life of the Indian Army captain who was honoured with the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery in the 1999 Kargil War. He reportedly led one of the toughest operations in mountain warfare in Indian history.

For the film, Sidharth reportedly began rigorous training for his role and the film that is being shot across Chandigarh, Palampur, Kashmir and Ladakh. Speaking about his role, Sidharth said in an interview that this is the “toughest role” of his life and no amount of training could prepare him to play such a complex character.

Also starring Kiara Advani, the film is slated to releases in 2020.

Vidya Balan has always won heart of her fans with her choices of films and performances. After impressing one and all in ‘Mission Mangal’, the actress is all set to enthral her audience with her next titled, ‘Shakuntala Devi Human Computer’.

While the first look and teaser has already created quite abuzz about the film amongst the movie buffs, the latest news is going to take it to an altogether another level. Actress Sanya Malhotra of ‘Badhaai Ho’ fame is all set to join the star cast of the film.

Speaking about working with Vidya Balan, Sanya released a statement that read, ‘I am very excited to play the iconic Shakuntala Devi's daughter - Anupama Banerji. Everyone knows the achievements of the Math genius Shakuntala Devi. I'm thrilled to bring onscreen this dynamic mother-daughter relationship and equally thrilled to work with Vidya Balan.’

Sanya will reportedly be essaying the role of Vidya’s daughter Anupama Banerji in the film.

The film is being directed by Anu Menon and will hit the theatres in Summer 2020.

Janhvi Kapoor is one starlet who has been in hot demand. All of one-film-old, Janhvi already has five films in her kitty, ranging from period dramas to rom-coms. One among her interesting lineup of films, is ‘Kargil Girl’ - a biopic on Indian Air Force Pilot Gunjan Saxena, one of the first women combat aviators who entered the war zone in 1999.

The actress and her team have touched down in Agara, Georgia to begin work on the film that also stars Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi. Taking to her Instagram handle, the actress shared a few photos, one of which was captioned “Agra to Agara.”

Janhvi will reportedly shoot for high-octane action sequences in this scheduled shoot.

Meanwhile, on the work front, She wrapped up shooting for ‘Roohi Afza’ opposite Rajkummar Rao last week. She is also expected to begin work on Karan Johar’s ‘Takht’ that is expected to go on floors by the end of 2019.

Ever since reports of Sanjay Leela Bhansali planning to make a film on poet Sahir Ludhianvi has been out, many names of the possible cast has been floating around. Amongst them all, Abhishek Bachchan’s name has been the prominent one to play the lead role of the poet.

However, according to reports, Abhishek has spent a lot of time preparing for the part. But he hasn’t really heard from Sanjay Bhansali recently. So the actor apparently doesn’t know whether the director has changed his mind.

After Abhishek, rumours were also rife that Aishwarya has also been approached to play the role of Sahir’s muse Amrita Pritam. Providing clarification on the same, the reports stated that Bhansali wanted to cast Priyanka Chopra as Amrita Pritam. He reportedly had discussions with Priyanka about the part. However, nothing seemed to have worked out as yet.

Meanwhile, on the work front, SLB is currently busy with his next directorial, ‘Inshallah’ which will bring together the fresh pairing of Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt.

Making a comeback after a hiatus of two years, Hrithik Roshan has surely made a mark with the 'Super 30' trailer in which he essays the role of mathematician Anand Kumar. The film chronicles the life story of the Indian mathematician’s journey from tutoring rich children in a top coaching centre to opening an institute of his own in order to teach the underprivileged children and encourage them to achieve the impossible.

Taking to social media, the star shared a new still from the film that sees him putting on his widest smile as he posed for a photo with his co-stars. While the picture is heartwarming, it is the caption that caught our attention. Drawing parallels between life and mathematics, he said in his post that both a filled with problems and hence one must smile and derive formulas to solve them.

The film is reportedly based on the 'Super 30' initiative Kumar founded to train Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) aspirants to crack the entrance exam to the prestigious institute.

Directed by Vikas Bahl, 'Super 30' will hit the theatres on July 12, this year.

Bollywood hunk Sidharth Malhotra will be back in uniform to take on the role of Kargil War hero Vikram Batra, in the upcoming biopic ‘Shershaah’.

Producer Karan Johar took to social media to make the official announcement saying, “Beginning the journey of #Shershaah soon!”

According to reports, the film will be based on the life of the Indian Army captain who was honoured with the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery in the 1999 Kargil War. He reportedly led one of the toughest operations in mountain warfare in Indian history. Ahead of the filming schedule, Sidharth began rigorous training for his role and the film that will be shot for approximately 70 days across Chandigarh, Palampur, Kashmir and Ladakh.

Speaking about his role, Sidharth said in an interview that this is the “toughest role” of his life and no amount of training can prepare him to play such a character.

Also starring Kiara Advani, the film is slated to releases in 2020.

A lot of biopics are being made in Bollywood right now and it seems there is no stopping to it. Filmmakers are trying to bring more and more inspiring stories on screen.

Now, according to the latest report, one more biopic is on the cards. A film based on the life of P. T. Usha is in the works and it is being said that Katrina Kaif has been offered to play the role.

The film will be helmed by Revathy S Varma who has directed Tamil and Malayalam films along with a Bollywood movie.

Reportedly, the film will be out in different languages and will cover all the phases of life of the athlete.

Katrina and the director are in talks for the movie. Also, Revathy was in Mumbai just for the narration. The report further stated that the actress liked the script and probably will get on board for it.

However, as she is currently working on 'Sooryavanshi' she is figuring out her timeline.

A R Rahman will be composing the music for the film.

The report also stated that a few years back the film was offered to Priyanka Chopra, even before she did the biopic on Mary Kom. However, she couldn't give her nod to projects due to her Hollywood commitments.

For the uninitiated, field athlete PT Usha has won the Padma Shri and Arjuna Awards. She has also won 101 international medals.

Varun Dhawan who is all set for the release of his multistarrer film 'Kalank' is reportedly being approached for a film on the youngest Param Vir Chakra recipient Arun Khetarpal.

According to the report, the film will be helmed by Sriram Raghavan who also directed Varun in 'Badlapur'. The film is titled as 'Ekkis' and currently, Raghavan is completing the script of the film.

The film will be backed by Dinesh Vijan. Varun has been snapped outside Dinesh's office several times due to which reports of Varun replacing Rajkummar Rao in 'Stree' sequel surfaced. However, Varun is being considered for this film and for the sequel of 'Stree'.

For the uninitiated, Arun Khetarpal fought during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.

Meanwhile, Varun will be next seen in 'Kalank'. He is also shooting for Remo D'Souza's 'Street Dancer 3D' co-starring Shraddha Kapoor. He will also feature in the remake of 1995 comedy film 'Coolie no.1'.

Deepika Padukone is leaving no stone unturned to up the standard she has set with her previous performances. The actress is all set to impress the audience with her next, ‘Chhapaak’ where she will be playing an acid attack survivour.

After a few leaked pictures of the actress from the sets of the film, we recently got our hands on yet another picture of Deepika where she can be seen dressed as her character and looking straight into the camera.

The movie is reportedly being shot in various locations across Delhi and the most recent one was at Janpath. The first look of the actress from the film have stunned her fans which shows her transformation to look like Laxmi Agarwal, on whose life the film is based.

A Meghna Gulzar directorial, ‘Chhapaak’ also stars Vikrant Massey in a pivotal role.

Parineeti Chopra is currently sweating it out in the gym and on the badminton court as she has started prepping up for next film which is based on the life of ace badminton player Saina Nehwal.

Taking to her social media handle, Pari shared a picture of herself post a gruelling training session wherein she looks to be quite exhausted. She captioned the picture as "Post training bliss! �� #Saina"

Shraddha Kapoor was the initial choice to essay the character of Saina on the silver screen but due to her hectic schedule, the makers of the film decided to replace her with Parineeti, who is leaving no stone unturned to step into the shoes of the character. Directed by Amol Gupte, the film is set to release in 2020.

Hrithik Roshan has been away from the limelight for quite some time now. However, the actor is all set to win over his fans and the audience with his upcoming film, ‘Super 30’. The actor has been busy shooting for the film which apart from the actor consisted of 30 children.

Hrithik reportedly managed to connect with his young co-stars by engaging in meaningful conversations. He ensured that he created a connect with the children and therefore would also ensure everyone around on the sets was comfortable by chatting with them in between the shots. The actor would also reportedly narrate his experiences and also ask the same about their lives.

‘Super 30’ also features actors like Pankaj Tripathi, Mrunal Thakur and Nandish Singh. It is slated to hit the theatres on July 26, 2019.

After impressing everyone in her debut film, Janhvi Kapoor is prepping up for her next, a biopic on Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena. It was being reported that the actress will be putting on some weight to get into the skin of the character.

Now, according to the latest reports, the actress has levelled up her prep for the film. Reportedly, she has been taking at flying club in Indore.

For the uninitiated, Gunjan Saxena had a huge contribution in the Kargil war in 1999. She was the first lady IAF officer who flew into the war zone. Later, she was honoured with Shaurya Chakra, for her valour and self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy.

‘Saare Jahan Se Achcha’, or the biopic on Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma, has been making headlines mostly for the many big names allegedly being associated with the lead role. Shah Rukh Khan was reportedly slated to star in this project, however, he reportedly later turned down the part.

It was later speculated that stars like Kartik Aaryan, Rajkummar Rao and Vicky Kaushal were being considered for the role. However, as Kartik and Rajkummar denied these reports, Vicky, in a recent interview neither confirmed or denied claims, but asked everyone to wait till the team makes an official announcement.

The hunk has seemingly proved his mettle with consecutive hit films and the phenomenal success of ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ at the box office.

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Vicky will play the lead in the upcoming biopic on freedom fighter, Udham Singh helmed by Shoojit Sircar.

Ever since the makers of an upcoming biopic on Udham Singh have announced Vicky Kaushal as their lead actor, various speculations regarding its female lead and other castings have been doing the rounds. Reports were also rife that Sara Ali Khan was approached for the female lead, however, she apparently turned down the offer.

Now, the producer of the film, Ronnie Lahiri has issued a statement rubbishing all such reports and speculations. The statement reads, ‘There is a rumour doing the rounds about the casting of our film, Udham Singh. The only actor on board the project currently is Vicky Kaushal who will play the lead. We would like to categorically state that no other actor or actress has either been approached or offered any role in the film. We request you to refrain from conjecture on this matter. ‘

The Udham Singh biopic is being helmed by Shoojit Sircar and will feature Vicky in the lead role as the freedom fighter. Udham Singh had killed Michael O’Dwyer, former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab of British India to avenge the ruthless massacre of the Sikhs in Jallianwala Bagh in 1919.

After making her debut with Abhishek Kapoor’s ‘Kedarnath’, opposite Sushant Singh Rajput, Sara Ali Khan went on to star opposite Ranveer Singh in Rohit Shetty’s ‘Simmba’. While she is actively on a roll currently, reports are rife that she apparently refused to star opposite Vicky Kaushal in Udham Singh biopic.

According to reports, Sara was offered a role in the biopic of Udham Singh. However, she politely turned down the offer as she felt it wouldn’t give her enough exposure as an actress. Besides, her dates were also reportedly clashing with her next project with Imtiaz Ali.

Udham Singh had assassinated Michael O’Dwyer, former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab of British India to avenge the horrors of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Shoojit Sircar, who is helming the project, praised his male lead Vicky Kaushal to the skies and said he is excited to work with the ‘Uri...’ star.

Deepika Padukone’s first movie as producer ‘Chhapaak’ is scheduled to start rolling from next month. Currently, the actress is prepping up for her lead role as Laxmi Aggarwal, the real-life acid attack survivor.

For the same Deepika Padukone reportedly first researched online and learned how the acid attack survivors are affected. She has also looked into every photograph or video of Laxmi available online to get into the skin of the character. According to the reports, Laxmi herself is being very supportive and aiding the actress with all the material that is yet to be out for the public.

Further, the makers have also given Deepika DVDs and pen drives having material on about 10 survivors so that no detail is missed.

Being helmed by Meghna Gulzar, the ‘Raazi’ fame director, the movie will star Vikrant Massey playing the lead opposite Deepika Padukone.

Desi Girl Priyanka Chopra has become a global icon today. She has been enjoying the best of both worlds with multiple projects in hand in both Hollywood and Bollywood. The actress had recently revealed on a chat show that she was developing a biopic on Ma Anand Sheela, controversial Indian godman Rajneesh Osho's closest aide. However, she had refrained from giving out further details on the same.

Recently, opening up about the same, Priyanka reportedly revealed that the project happened to her by destiny rather than design, at a time when she was exploring powerful scripts. She credited Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson for approaching her for the movie. Levinson, who will be directing the project, has been researching and developing this project for a while and they apparently approached PC to develop with them.

The actor further added that it will be a while before the project goes on floors, given that the subject demands exhaustive research.

Ma Anand Sheela biopic will reportedly chronicle Ma Sheela's transformation from a fine arts student in India to the right hand person of a godman, who is eventually convicted of multiple attempted murders.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Sahir Ludhianvi biopic project has been in the news from quite some time now. While a lot has been said and written about the possible cast of the film, reports are now rife that the film will finally star Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles.

According to reports, Abhishek Bachchan has now been finalised to play the titular role along with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who will be seen essaying the role of the poetess Amrita Pritam. Although the reports have not been officially confirmed, Aishwarya had recently hinted at the same by reportedly saying that when it comes to announcing her upcoming films, she leaves it to the prerogative of her directors and producers. She also added that she has okayed a wonderful script, idea and a character recently and that she will start shooting for it much later this year.

If the reports are anything to go by it would be a treat for all the fans of the beautiful real life couple who wished to see them reunite on screen. Earlier, they duo were supposed to be part of Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Gulab Jamun’. However, they reportedly backed out of the project due to creative differences regarding the script with the makers.

While Aish was last seen in ‘Fanney Khan’, Abhishek was last seen in ‘Manmarziyaan’.

Ranbir Kapoor who was last seen in Rajkumar Hirani's 'Sanju', a biopic on Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt. Now, as Shah Rukh Khan backed out from pilot Rakesh Sharma's biopic titled 'Saare Jahan Se Acha', the makers are yet to finalise the lead star.

Earlier, names like Vicky Kaushal, Rajkummar Rao and Kartik Aaryan were in the race to bag the role.

Now, according to the latest report, Ranbir's name is also being considered for the role. Though there is no official confirmation on the same from the producers Siddharth Roy Kapur and Ronnie Screvwala.

On the work front, Ranbir is currently busy with Ayan Mukerji's 'Brahmastra' starring Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Chiranjeevi and more.

Ayushmann Khurrana and Sanya Malhotra starrer 'Badhai Ho' was a huge hit at the box office. The movie again proved that content is the king. Now, Amit Sharma who directed the blockbuster is all set for his next.

According to the reports, Amit will be helming a sports biopic which will feature Ajay Devgn in the lead role. Reportedly, the film will put the limelight on the golden era of Indian football between 1951 and 1962 and Ajay will be seen portraying the character of Syed Abdul Rahim who was a coach and manager of the Indian national football team.

During a media interaction, he said that the film will go on floors in May or June this year. He added that people are watching such stories and the box office numbers are also good.

When asked about his definition of success, he said that there is no definition of success. And one should keep success under control.

After sharing the screen with the late legendary actress Sridevi in her last film ‘Mom’, child actor Riva Arora is now all set to work with her real life daughter Janhvi Kapoor in her upcoming film Gunjan Saxena biopic.

Taking to her Instagram handle, Riva shared a picture with Janhvi where she announced their collaboration. In her post, Riva said how she met Janhvi on the sets of Mom as well and that the actor is still as sweet and lovely as she was before making her big Bollywood debut last year.

She captioned the post as, ‘With Janhvi kapoor. Lovely personality. Same i met her during MOM movie shoot. And today shooting with her or as her childhood. time changes but some people never change. Same love same sweetness full of life Proud working with amazing personalities. Dharma production. Thank u sonal di for recommending me and thank u casting director jogi sir for casting me ����������������������������’

Riva will reportedly be playing the young Gunjan Saxena in her upcoming biopic, which stars Janhvi in the lead.

Apart from this, Janhvi also has Karan Johar’s upcoming magnum opus ‘Takht’ in her kitty.

After delivering a stunning performance in ‘Padmaavat’, Deepika Padukone is all set to impress the audience once again with Meghna Gulzar’s next which is based on the life of the acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal.

Recently, the filmmaker opened up about casting one of the most beautiful Bollywood actresses as the acid attack survivor. She reportedly stated the audience won’t be seeing Deepika but a disfigured Deepika. According to Meghna, there is an uncanny similarity between the survivor and Deepika.

The filmmaker also added that through this film people will know what violence can do to one person.

‘Chhapaak’ will also feature Vikrant Massey in a pivotal role.

The shoot of ‘83’ is scheduled to go on the floors in May. Before the camera finally starts rolling, director Kabir Khan and lead actor Ranveer Singh have planned to leave no stone unturned for getting the entire cast ready and familiar with the sport. As a step in the same direction, reportedly, Khan has lined up a fortnight-long cricket camp in Mohali in April.

The reports have it that the camp will have the cricketers from the winning squad - Kapil Dev, Madan Lal and Yaspal Sharma, along with Ranji Trophy players. Also, the co-producer of the film, Vishnu Induri has reportedly said that on one hand where Kapil Dev, Madan Lal, Yash Sharma and other players from 1983 World Cup will help the cast of ‘83’ with their techniques and inputs, on the other, the actors will also get an opportunity to play with the present day cricket team from all over India.

The buzz also has that before the training camp, there will be a meet and greet session for the cast in the last week of February.

Bollywood actress Sanya Malhotra is slowly making her way up the ranks in the film industry. After starring in the hit flick ‘Badhaai Ho’ opposite Ayushmann Khurrana, the actress is reportedly in talks to sign on for a role in an upcoming biopic.

Reports doing the rounds claim that the starlet will be seen in the Vidya Balan lead biopic on famous Mathematician Shakuntala Devi, who was termed as the 'human computer'. Malhotra is rumoured to be the top pick to play Vidya’s daughter’s role in the film that is slated to go on floors in mid-2019. While the actress is reportedly eager to work with her favourite star, she has yet to sign the dotted line.

If she does come on-board for the project, it will be her first in a biopic. Vidya, on the other hand, has worked on a handful of films in this genre and would not have any difficulty getting under the skin of her character.

Abhinav Bindra's biopic was announced 2 years back, the film is all set to bring father Anil Kapoor and son Harshavardhan Kapoor together on screen for the first time. Since the film is yet to go on floors, Harshvardhan opened up about his next and this is what he has to say about the delay in the shoot.

When asked about the film, the actor reportedly said that good things always take time to brew. They are quite some time away from having a screenplay, which makes them unanimously feel that the film can now be made, said the actor. He adds that the change of hands too have taken a fair amount of time — while Vishal Bhardwaj was to initially produce it along with an established studio, Anil Kapoor's production house took complete charge of the project in late 2016.

The actor admitted that he read the book on Abhinav Bindra twice and made notes for the writers. When he was asked whether staying away from the big screen for such a long time can be risky, to which the star replied saying that he always did things at his pace and revealed that he has signed three films but he can't talk about them yet.

The actor was last seen in 2016 film 'Mirzya' along with Saiyami Kher.

Vivek Oberoi will soon be seen starring in filmmaker Omung Kumar’s next, a biopic ‘PM Narendra Modi’, based on the life of the 14th and current Prime Minister of India. The film's poster, which was unveiled a few days back, received a mixed response, with many questioning the agenda behind the film and others anticipating what its story will hold for them. Rumours of the film being made to “glorify” the PM have also been doing the rounds.

However, the film’s producer, Sandip Ssingh has now come forward to rubbish these claims, saying that the film will have a great substance and a story worth telling. Pointing out Modi’s ascend from a chaiwala to becoming the PM of a country, he said that the biopic is “an inspiring film, it needs to be told.”

He also denied that the biopic has anything to do with the current political wave in cinema.

‘PM Narendra Modi’, is a biopic that will narrate the journey of Modi from his humble beginnings to his years as Chief Minister and finally his election as India's Prime Minister.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui has very successfully marked his space in Bollywood with some of his mind-blowing performances. Now, the actor is all set to impress his audience once again with the onscreen portrayal of Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray.

Responding to the conjectures surrounding the release date of the film, Nawazuddin reportedly said that unlike what people are saying, the film and Balasaheb Thackeray does not need any sort of propaganda. The film is releasing on January 25 on occasion of his birthday. According to the actor, if the film were to be released in any other year, the response wouldn’t be different.

Nawaz also added that Bal Thackeray was already a controversial man and there is no scope of whitewashing for him or playing neutral with him. The only right approach is to show him the way he was.

Bollywood star Ranveer Singh has been on the top of his game with the back-to-back success of his films ‘Padmaavat’ and ‘Simmba’. Looking forward to starting 2019 on a high, the star will soon present his next, ‘Gully Boy’, a film inspired by Mumbai’s street rappers. The powerhouse of talent also has Karan Johar’s family-drama ‘Takht’ in the pipeline along with a biopic ‘83’, on cricketer Kapil Dev.

Ranveer impressed everyone with his ability to get under the skin of the character, be it as a hero or villain. For the biopic, the actor is going the extra mile to nail his act and has already begun prepping up for the same. He recently visited the Lord’s stadium, England with director Kabir Khan, and even commenced training under former cricketer-turned-coach Balwinder Singh Sandhu. In order to do justice to his role, the actor will also reportedly train under Kapil Dev to perfect the cricket legend’s bowling style apart from observing his mannerisms on and off the field.

In a recent interview, Ranveer had expressed his excitement to work on the film and described it as an exciting as well as daunting challenge to portray the living legend on-screen for the first time.

The Kabir Khan directorial ‘83’ is one of the highly anticipated movies of Bollywood. Ranveer Singh is playing the lead as Kapil Dev in the movie, and his recently shared Instagram post hints that actor is trying to perfect every shot and move for the film.

In the picture, Ranveer Singh can be seen wearing his cricket gear with the bat held high. The actor shared this photograph with a number of hashtags on his account that read, “#kapildev @83thefilm#balwindersinghsandhu @kabirkhankk”.

‘83’ will be bringing forward the story of the Indian cricket team’s historic 1983 World Cup victory. In order to get everything right, reportedly, it is the original 1983 cricket team that is training the lead star and other actors in making their game perfect.

Filmmaker Vijay Ratnakar Gutte's upcoming film 'The Accidental Prime Minister' which is based on the life of the then Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has been embroiled in several controversies but amidst all that the makers of the film have released a new poster of the film.

The first look of Akshaye Khanna, who essays the character of Sanjaya Baru, was released today. The film is based on a similarly titled the book by Baru, the former media advisor of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Actors Anupam Kher and Akshay Khanna play Manmohan Singh and Baru in the film which is slated to release on 11 January 2019. Apart from them Suzanne Bernert, Aahana Kumra and Arjun Mathur will also be seen in pivotal roles.

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have been the talk of the entire Nation ever since they revealed about their marriage on social media. Post that the couple has been making headlines for their wedding and various other reasons.

The couple was spotted last night at the Mumbai airport as they returned from their honeymoon. With the stupendous success of 'Simmba' and the poster of 'Gully Boy' grabbing all the attention, Ranveer is all set to start shooting for his next film which is based on the life of veteran cricketer Kapil Dev.

The biopic which is helmed by Kabir Khan and is titled '83' is reported to star Deepika as Romi Bhatia, the wife of Kapil Dev. It further said that the makers of the film will soon be meeting Deepika to finalise everything and if all ends well then we might get to see the real-life couple on-screen very soon.

Biopics can't stop pouring in in B-town, as just a week after 'The Accidental Prime Minister' made headlines for its controversial trailer, 'Mary Kom' director Omung Kumar is now all set to direct a biopic on the current Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The latest development is that actor Vivek Oberoi will be starring in the biopic and is most likely to essay the role of PM Modi in the film.

The biopic's poster will be revealed on January 7.

According to a report in Mid-Day, the makers of the film have planned to release the posters of the film on January 7 in 23 languages and may rope in Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to attend the launch. The event is scheduled to take place at the Garware Club House in South Mumbai. A source told mid-day that Sandeep Ssingh and Vivek came up with the idea of roping in the CM for the unveiling. When the makers approached him, the CM readily agreed.

Amid festive season, the makers of Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s next autobiographical ‘Thackarey’ are all set to launch the trailer tomorrow.

The film is based on the life of Bal Thackarey, one of most renowned cartoonists in the world of his times and founder of the Indian political party Shiv Sena. On Sunday, Nawaz took to his Twitter and shared his excitement for the trailer to be out.

With his strong resemblance and a similar body language as Bal Thackarey, Nawaz surely holds promise for thrill and entertainment in the trailer.

Produced by Viacom Motion Pictures, ‘Thackarey’ is helmed by Abhijit Panse and is slated for January 25th, 2019 release.

Shah Rukh Khan is all geared up for his upcoming releases 'Zero', directed by Anand L. Rai, starring alongside Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. Shah Rukh Khan has dedicated 2 years of his career for the movie and the actor didn't announce any new project during this tenure. However, reports suggested that King Khan would be doing the biopic of Indian astronaut Rakesh Sharma titled 'Saare Jahaan Se Achcha'. The makers of the film had confirmed the news but we were yet to receive any nod from the actor's side.

Recently during an interview, SRK opened up about his upcoming biopic on Rakesh Sharma. The actor revealed that just like Milkha Singh and Sunil Gavaskar, Rakesh Sharma was also one of his biggest heroes during his growing up days. Shah Rukh confirmed that he will be eventually doing 'Saare Jahaan Se Achcha' but the timing has not yet been decided. SRK said he will announce the film with the whole cast and crew once decided.

'Zero' helmed by Anand L. Rai will see Shah Rukh Khan playing a vertically challenged man named Bauua Singh. Katrina Kaif plays the character of an actress while Anushka Sharma plays the role of a differently abled scientist. 'Zero' will hit the screens on December 21.

Shah Rukh Khan has been keeping busy all of 2018 with his ambitious project ‘Zero’. With the film now set for release in a few weeks, King Khan is reportedly set to move on to his next, a biopic on Astronaut Rakesh Sharma. The film tentatively titled ‘Salute’ has long been in the headlines and according to latest reports, it is set to go on floors next year.

Reports state that SRK will begin prep for the film in February 2019 and has blocked his calendar from May 2019 which is when the cameras are expected to start rolling.

Directed by Mahesh Mathai and produced by Ronnie Screwwala and Siddharth Roy Kapur, the film will reportedly chronicle the astronaut's journey and the time former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi asked him how India looked from outer space, to which, he replied, “Saare Jahan Se Achcha.”

Interestingly, SRK's 'Zero' is also touted to have a space connect.

The ‘Dhadak’ fame actress Janhvi Kapoor is all set to get into the shoes of the character of Gunjan Saxena for the untitled project bankrolled by Karan Johar. The movie is a biopic on Gunjan Saxena, who is one of India’s first female combat aviators to be posted in 1999 Kargil war.

Reportedly, Janhvi Kapoor will soon be taking basic flying lessons. At the same time, she will try to get her hands on the sessions that will help her understand how Indian Air Force works and lives. The actress already spent time with Gunjan Saxena a couple of months ago, and soon will be again meeting her for getting her hands on more minute details. The shoot of the movie is expected to go on the floor early next year.

Besides this untitled production of Karan Johar, Janhvi Kapoor will be seen in ‘Takht’. It’s a KJo directorial which will also feature Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar.

Shah Rukh Khan is touted as the Badshah of Bollywood as the superstar nails his character with utmost perfection by getting into his role. SRK who is all set to star in the Rakesh Sharma biopic is reported to start his preparations for his character in the US.

According to a leading daily, the 'Raees' actor will be prepping up for his role in the US as he wants to get accustomed to the extreme conditions which the astronauts face in space.

The film which was supposed to go on the floor earlier this year has been delayed due to SRK's upcoming film 'Zero' in which he'll be seen essaying the role of a vertically challenged man. 'Zero' which is helmed by Aanand L Rai also stars Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif. The film is scheduled to release on December 21, 2018.

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal's upcoming biopic is the most anticipated films that will feature next in Bollywood. Shraddha Kapoor, who is playing the lead role of Saina Nehwal was down with dengue few months ago, owing to which the entire schedule of the shoot was pushed ahead. Saina, helmed by Amol Gupte, was also delayed earlier as the 'Stree' actress had a number of other projects to be completed before she actually began rolling for the biopic. Currently, Shraddha, who has recovered now, will resume work on the film around January 2019 after wrapping up work on Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Chhichhore’.

It is now being reported that the film produced T-Series will undergo a budget reevaluation. Confirming the development, Bhushan Kumar reportedly said that the budget is the most important aspect of a production and that they have been in the business for quite some time now and has a fair understanding of a movie’s market value. He also added that the idea is to make a film within a certain amount so that it doesn’t end up in losses. They are reportedly planning to make the film on a practical budget so that it will be a win-win for them.

However, the producer declined the rumours that Shraddha is not being prepared enough to essay the role of Saina Nehwal.

Shraddha Kapoor will soon be seen stepping into the shoes of ace badminton player Saina Nehwal in her upcoming biopic. Shraddha has been training rigorously to get her part right. And now, the latest news is that she has found her leading man in the film.

According to reports, Amol Gupte, who was looking for someone who would fit the bill of a badminton player, went on and roped in a real-life player and musician Eshan Naqvi opposite Shraddha in the film. The duo reportedly started out with a romantic song composed by Amaal Mallik.

Shraddha, who took a break from the shooting of the film after there were reports that she was diagnosed with dengue, will reportedly resume the shoot soon. They will start out with a romantic number and later will shoot for their scenes.

Apart from the biopic, the actress is gearing up for 'Saaho', and 'Chhichhore'.

After wrapping up the shoot for his film ‘Zero’, Shah Rukh Khan is expected to star next in the Rakesh Sharma biopic. It was initially titled as ‘Salute’, but now it looks like the project has a new title. The film is now rechristened as ‘Saare Jahaan Se Achcha’ and it will be bankrolled by Sidharth Roy Kapur’s production house along with RSVP. The film will be based on the life of India’s first astronaut Rakesh Sharma. An official announcement of the project is expected to be made by the end of the year and the film will probably go on floors in February. What’s more, Bhumi Pednekar has apparently been roped in to play the female lead in this ambitious film.

Time and again Ayushmann Khurrana has proved his acting and vocal skills and has won several hearts with his soulful performances. Since his debut in Bollywood, the 'Andhadhun' star has given us some brilliant films as well as lent his soulful voice to mesmerising songs.

Recently Ayushmann confessed that he is keen on doing a biopic on Kishore Kumar of whom he is a huge fan and so that he can blend both his talents. Talking about the topic the actor-singer even said that he has lent his voice to songs in his films and even joked about the reports making rounds about filmmaker Anurag Basu making a biopic on Kishore Kumar saying that Anurag should cast him in the film.

Meanwhile, on the professional front, Ayushmann who impressed the audience with his stellar performance in 'Andhadhun' is gearing up for the release of 'Badhaai Ho' which hits the theatres today.

After mesmerising the audience with her period film, ‘Padmaavat’, Deepika Padukone is all set with her next project, which interestingly is a biopic. The actress will be seen playing acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal in Meghna Gulzar’s next.

Presenting her thoughts on Deepika playing her character, Laxmi reportedly said that she is very happy that Deepika is playing the role. According to her, Deepika has played some wonderful characters in her career and that she believes she will do her best in this one too and that she cannot judge the actress.

Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar had reportedly done all the paper work with Laxmi in 2016 itself and it was officially announced now. When asked if she would love to act in her biopic, Laxmi added that she would love to sing in her biopic, if given a chance.

Deepika Padukone will also be reportedly donning the producer’s hat for the first time with this film. The actress will be co-producing the movie with the ‘Raazi’ director.

Abhay Deol is known for doing different roles and always standing out in terms of his choice of films. After his last horror comedy flick ‘Nanu Ki Jaanu’, he will apparently be seen in a sports film next. According to reports, Abhay has been roped to play a lead role in a rugby theme sports drama film. Tentatively titled as ‘Jungle Cry’, it will see him play the role of a rugby coach. It is touted to based on a real life rugby coach Rudraksha Jena from Bhubaneshwar, who led an under-14 team to win the International School Rugby Tournament in London in 2007. Meanwhile it seems that Abhay is learning the sport and is undergoing prep for it and it is expected to go floors within a month. Directed by Shabbir Boxwala and bankrolled by Prashant Shah, the official announcement is yet to be made about the project.

After acing the role of gangster sister Haseena Parker, Shraddha Kapoor is all set to step into the shoes of ace badminton player Saina Nehwal. The makers of the biopic recently announced that the film has finally hit the floors.

The film that traces the journey of Saina Nehwal will star Shraddha Kapoor in the lead. It went on floors on September 22 in Mumbai.

Shraddha has been reportedly preparing for the film by training under former badminton player Pullela Gopichand. Reports were rife that the film was delayed as the actress struggled to pick up the nuances of the game for the movie.

The film is being directed by Amol Gupte.

Nandita Das’ ‘Manto’ has been getting rave reviews from the people who have seen the film and one of the most talked about aspect of it is the guest appearances from many actors like Divya Dutta, Ranvir Shorey, Gurdaas Maan, Paresh Rawal and Rishi Kapoor to name a few.

For Manto’s most controversial story titled ‘Thanda Gosht’, Nandita approached Divya Dutta knowing her calibre as an actress and Divya immediately agreed.

When asked if she had any kind of apprehensions before going bold for the movie, Divya said, “I had read ‘Thanda Gosht’ hence knew the story but Nandita being the one behind the camera helped a great deal. I am happy that I did the film and contributed in small little way.”

‘Manto’ starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui in titular role is slated to release on September 21.

Shah Rukh Khan, who has been experimenting with movies lately, will also in Rakesh Sharma biopic titled as ‘Salute’. Speculations have been going on for a long time about who the female lead would be and now a new name has cropped up. According to reports, Bhumi Pednekar is being considered for the role of the female lead in the film. Apparently, the makers have approached her and are discussing the script with her but are yet to officially take her on board. However, she is considered as one of the prime candidates at the moment. The biopic will not only cover Rakesh Sharma’s heroic journey to space, it will also shed light on the astronaut’s relationship with his wife. Stay tuned for more updates.

Amrita Rao is all set to make her comeback on the silver screen opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the Bal Thackeray biopic. Amrita, who was last seen in Anil Sharma’s 'Singh Saab The Great' is all geared up to essay the character of Meenatai Thackeray in 'Thackeray' which is based on the life of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.

Talking about the Amrita being a part of the film, Sanjay Raut, who is producing the film said that she is best suited for the role as Meenatai was Balasaheb's backbone as she held the family together and was away from politics. Furthermore, Amrita has that same innocence on her face as her character.

This film would mark Amrita's comeback after a hiatus of nearly five years. While Amrita will be seen essaying the character of Meenatai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is essaying the titular role of Bal Thackeray.