Deepika Padukone to play Saina Nehwal in a biopic ?

Saina-with-Amol-GupteKolkata , December 18 : After MS Dhoni ,Milkha Singh and Mary Kom, it’s time for badminton champion  Saina Nehwal to have a biopic on her. Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone is tipped to play the role of  Saina .Although Alia Bhatt’s name is also being considered but nothing has been finalized at the moment. Possibility to cast Deepika Padukone is high on looking at her inclination towards sports.

World No. 2 badminton star Saina Nehwal’s biopic will be made by ‘Taare Zameen Par’ director Amole Gupte. Gupte said the Saina-biopic will be different as it is the story of a “tigress beti“.

Tweeting a photo with Amole Gupte, Saina wrote#”Looking forward to the making of the biopic on my life” – with Amole Gupte & Sujay Jairaj.

The biopic will focus on Saina’s journey to reach to the top. Gupte said: “This film is going to trace Saina’s pulsating journey on her way to the top of the sports pyramid.”

“How many times have we encountered either a male or a female Indian get No. 1 ranking in a world sport? None – except Saina Nehwal. That makes it different, doesn’t it? It’s a story of a ‘tigress beti‘, ‘princess beti‘ who has set fire to the badminton court with her prowess like no one else before,” added Gupte, after meeting Saina in Hyderabad.

“The nation needs to know the story of the ‘World number 1 beti‘ – an icon for the young and the old, for a long time to come.”

Farhan Akhtar portrayed the character of Milkha Singh in ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ while Priyanka Chopra stepped into ‘Mary Kom’ shoes. Films on Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mohammad Azharuddin are underway.

Well, it would be really interesting to see who will have the racket and the shuttle in hand? Alia or Deepika.