Sourav Ganguly confirms bio-pic; will this Bollywood star play Dada’s character on screen?

Former India captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to have a bio pic on him. Image: Xtra Time

Xtra Time Web Desk: Former India captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday confirmed that a bio-pic is finally being made on him. Ganguly also shared the name of the producer of his bio-pic. Ganguly is regarded as one of the most successful captains of the Indian cricket team and has been credited for transforming Indian cricket for good. It was under him the Indian team started winning matches consistently away from home.

Sourav tweeted, “Cricket has been my life, it gave confidence and ability to walk forward with my head held high, a journey to be cherished. Thrilled that Luv Films will produce a biopic on my journey and bring it to life for the big screen”

The bio pic will be produced by Luv Films. Responding to the same, Luv Ranjan tweeted, “It is more than an honour to have Dada in the Luv Films family! Thank you for making us a part of your life and letting us share it with the world.”

The movie will capture Sourav Ganguly’s journey from being the Indian captain and winning international accolades for the country to being the BCCI president. It will be interesting who will play the character of Ganguly. There are quite a few names doing rounds, the details of which will be shared shortly once it is finalized. Sourav himself has earlier said he would like to see Ranbir Kapoor playing his character on screen.