Director 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.” Ganguly played in 113 Tests and scored 7,212 runs for India while finishing with 11,363 runs in 311 ODIs. Fondly known as The Prince of Kolkata, he was one of the most successful captains for India, taking the team to the final of the ODI World Cup in 2003 and to greater heights in Tests.

This movie will capture Sourav Ganguly’s journey from being the Indian captain and winning international accolades for the country to being the BCCI president. No lead actor has been announced by the makers yet. However, the former Indian captain had previously expressed that he would recommend Ranbir Kapoor to play his role in the biopic.

Bollywood has also previously produced biopics of sportspersons as MS Dhoni, Mohammad Azharuddin, hockey player Sandeep Singh, Saina Nehwal, Milkha Singh, and Mary Kom.

Another inside detail of Subrata Roy’s biopic is in the news today. This biopic first made headlines last month when it was announced that Sandeep Singh had acquired the rights of the film. Now is the news that two of the industry’s legends, A. R. Rahman and Gulzar will compose and pen lyrics respectively for this biopic. The film is reported to be one that will span several continents and traverse the tycoon’s journey over the decades. Produced by Sandeep Singh, the title and cast of the biopic are expected to be announced shortly.

Since today, Bollywood has made biopics of several cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mohammad Azharuddin. Sourav Ganguly is the next person whose biopic will be releasing on big screen.

Sourav Ganguly has reported to News 18(Bangla), “Yes, I have agreed to the biopic. It will be in Hindi but it is not possible to reveal the name of the director now. It will take some more time for everything to be finalised.”

“Dada” himself had suggested Ranbir for the role, though few more actors are also in the list. Earlier, Neha Dhupia had suggested Hrithik Roshan will perfectly fit for the role.

The script is till yet to be finalized. The film will showcase the entire journey of Sourav Ganguly which includes all his achievements and failures. The shooting will start after the completion of the pre-production works but for now, the matter is not yet revealed.

The president has himself confirmed that his biopic is in process. Many media houses starting Ekta Kapoor to Fox Star Studios had approached to Ganguly for his biopic.

Hopefully, Sourav Ganguly’s biopic will also hit the box office just like it did for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s. The fans has already started to show their excitement in various social media platforms.