6 Upcoming Sports Biopics That Already Making Us Impatient

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6 Upcoming Sports Biopics That Already Making Us Impatient

Martini Shots, Bollywood, January 03, 2017, Authors: Manik Saggar (Editorial Team), http://www.desimartini.com/new...017/article41843.htm

Biopics are undoubtedly among the biggest trends in Bollywood at the moment. In 2016, whether it was Sushant Singh Rajput’s, M.S Dhoni – The Untold Story or Aamir Khan’s, Dangal, we were treated to A LOT of sports biopics.

And the good news for us fans is that the Bollywood filmmakers aren't shying away from the idea just. And, what results, in a lot of exciting sports biopics in the pipeline.

Here are the six that us making us impatient:

1. Sachin: A billion dreams

6 Upcoming Sports Biopics That Already Making Us Impatient

Directed by James Erskine, the docu-drama will focus on the little-known aspects from the life of Sachin Tendulkar. The film is slated to release on 14th April, 2017.

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2.Gold

Directed by Reema Kagti, Gold will be based on the story of hockey player Balbir Singh, who was a part of the team that won India's first gold medal. The film is scheduled for August 2018 release.

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3. Mariyappan

The Tamil film will be based on the story of Maryappan Thangavelu, an Indian Paralympic high jumper who won the gold medal in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games.

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4. Biopic on Gopichand

After guiding PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal’s to Olympic medals, a biopic on Gopichand is in works. According to reports, the film be directed by Praveen Sattaru, the biopic will be made in three languages: Telugu, Hindi and English.

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5. Biopic on Dhyan Chand

Perhaps the greatest field hockey player of all time, Dhyan Chand is also getting a biopic. According to reports, the film is said to be produced by Karan Johar, with Varun Dhawan attached to play the hockey player.

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6. Biopic on Murlikant Petkar

Murlikant Petkar, who won a Paralympic Gold medallist in 1972, set a world record in the 50m freestyle swimming and also participated in the javelin, precision javelin throw and slalom events. Sushant Singh Rajput is attached to the play the role.

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