Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor in race to play Dr Chempakaraman Pillai on the big screen: Report – Times of India

A biopic on revolutionary Dr Chempakaraman Pillai is in the works and several big Bollywood names are being associated with this project. After buzz suggested that R Madhav may step in, now new names have emerged.

Producers Anjum Rizvi, Raghavendra N and Riju Bajaj are working closely on this project which will narrate the real life experiences of Dr Chempakaraman Pillai, who is credited for coining the term ‘Jai Hindi’. For this iconic role, the makers are toying with the idea of roping in either Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor or Arjun Kapoor to play the role of Dr Pillai, reports News18. Rajesh Touchriver will reportedly helm this project.

Currently, Ranbir Kapoor has a busy slate with ‘Brahmastra’ coming up for release. This sci-fi drama is helmed by Ayan Mukerji and the actor will be seen essaying the lead alongside Alia Bhatt. Ranbir will also be seen in Luv Ranjan’s next, while he also has Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Animal’ in the pipeline. Shahid Kapoor will soon mark his OTT debut with Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK helmed web series while Arjun Kapoor has ‘The Lady Killer’ and ‘Kuttey’ in the pipeline.