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Actress Kangana will reportedly play the role of actress Meena Kumari in Tigmanshu Dhulia's film, which will be an adaptation of Meena Kumari's biography, Meena Kumari: The Classic Biography, penned by late journalist Vinod Mehta.
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who recently attended a fashion show that was inspired by his look in Detective Byomkesh Bakshy, said that films should not be censored if real-life instances are to be depicted convincingly on the silver screen. He also spoke about his role and preparations to play the lead role in the biopic MS Dhoni: The Untold Story on cricketer MS Dhoni.
Actress Nimrat Kaur will reportedly play a lawyer in a biopic on former cricketer Mohd Azharuddin with actor Emraan Hashmi in the lead role. Actress Prachi Desai will play Azharuddin's first wife Naureen in the film.
Actress Deepika Padukone continues to rule headlines. Deepika has reportedly signed director Vishal Bhardwaj's next film. The film is reportedly a biopic on Mary Evans famously known as 'Fearless Nadia'. The film titled Julia will tell the story of the famous stuntwoman of the '30s.
It's the season of batsmen and biopics in Bollywood. Sachin Tendulkar will make his acting debut and play a role he is somewhat familiar with: himself! This at a time when breathless reports are also circulating that Dhoni's biopic MSD: The Untold Story has been acquired for a cool Rs 80 crore. So is it just the money which is taking sports biopics from the start to the finish line with such alacrity?
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut is willing to climb every mountain in order to prove her acting prowess once again. The actress will reportedly portray mountaineer Bachendri Pal in a film to be directed by Hansal Mehta.
Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has decided to beef up a little for a more real portrayal of Sanjay Dutt's character in an upcoming film. Ranbir does look similar to how Mr Dutt was in his Rocky days, but after the actor got over his drug problem, he took to body building in a big way and that is where Ranbir will have to bulk up.
Actress Sonakshi Sinha will be seen playing the lead role in debutant director Jasmeet Reen's film based on author-poet Amrita Pritam. Sonakshi is reportedly very excited to play her first real-life character onscreen.
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt could be paired opposite Sushant Singh Rajput in the biopic on MS Dhoni. And while the prospect of them coming together is rather exciting, we're not very sure about it, considering at least one of the stars associated with the film has rubbished the story.
After making his Bollywood debut in Khoobsurat, Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan may reportedly play actress Sonakshi Sinha's husband in the biopic planned on legendary poet Sahir Ludhianvi's life. Sonakshi will reportedly play Amrita Pritam, an author who shared a long and tumultous relationship with Sahir Ludhianvi. The grapevine says that the hunt is still on for the author who will play Ludhianvi.
