Ever since actor Sonu Sood announced in 2017 that he would be making a biopic on badminton star PV\u2009Sindhu\u2019s life, there has been a lot of speculation around who would play the titular role. While that mystery has still not been solved, we have learned that Sonu himself would be playing the role of the former badminton player and chief national coach for the Indian badminton team, Pullela Gopichand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The actor \nsounds excited to be able to portray the part and shares that he has met\n and discussed the same with Gopichand, too. \u201cI will be playing the role\n of Pullela Gopichand in the PV Sindhu biopic. It\u2019s an honour to be able\n to portray him on screen.
He also knows about it. I have met \nhim a couple of times. It makes me feel really proud that I\u2019ll be \nportraying someone of his stature on screen. I am looking forward to \nit,\u201d says Sonu, who plans to observe Gopichand in action to prep for the\n role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have also been rumours that actor Deepika Padukone \nmight be roped in to play the titular role, however nothing is finalised\n yet. Sonu confirms that they have locked the script and the casting \nwould begin soon. \u201cWe are in the final stages of locking the \ntechnicians, and hopefully, will be making an announcement soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\n will finalise the cast and crew by end of this year. Around the same \ntime we will also start prepping And if things fall in place as planned,\n then we might start shooting by the end of this year or by early 2020,\u201d\n adds the actor, who was last seen in Simmba .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sonu shares that \nhe, along with his team of writers, has met Sindhu and her family on \nseveral occasions. \u201cOur writers are constantly in touch with Sindhu and \nher family, and have travelled with them. The team spoke to her and have\n taken notes about everything including her experience of winning her \nfirst tournament. \n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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