Saina Nehwal Biopic Starring Parineeti Chopra To Go On Floors On October 11!

After wrapping up her upcoming thriller The Girl On The Train in London last month, Parineeti Chopra has returned to the bay and has immersed herself in prep for her next, the Amole Gupte directed Saina Nehwal biopic.

According to Mumbai Mirror, the actress will kick off the film on October 11 in Mumbai.

“I have netted a really good talent who has the acting prowess to play Saina,” exults Amole, informing that the first day’s shoot will be at the International Institute of Sports Management, Nilesh Kulkarni’s institution where of the 600 students, 85 per cent are national or statelevel players. “In the first scene, Parineeti as Saina will be answering questions from the fraternity, including journalists, students and sports management people.”

The actress has been practising since the last six months to step into the shoes of the Olympian shuttler, taking her coach Eshan Naqvi with her to London. Eshan’s seniors from various academies in Mumbai have also been training Parineeti, including Shrikant Vad who was Saina’s first mentor from Mumbai, back in 1998 when she was training at the Syed Modi Badminton Academy which he runs. Parineeti has been training on the same court in Thane. She has dedicated two hours a day to the sport with the best of the coaches at the academy and the Khar Gymkhana to ensure that she looks convincing playing badminton on screen.

“I’ve put all my energies prepping for this role, something I’ve never done for the 10-12 films that I’ve worked in previously and in the process I have finally discovered the person I am and the actor. I’m really excited to start Saina. I think it will be a life-changing experience,” says the actress.