Sourav Ganguly’s biopic almost reaches finishing stage, will Ranbir Kapoor play the fiery former cricket captain? – Times of India

For long, there have been talks that a biopic on former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly is on the anvil – Sourav even confirmed the same around two years back, when he tweeted that “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.”
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.”

Now, according to fresh reports, there has been a huge development on the same as the former captain himself revealed. According to a report by News18, Sourav shared that he will soon be in Mumbai for many weeks to finalise the script, that incidentally he is writing himself. He also added that due to multiple factors, work on the same has been slow, but is now picking up pace and will be completed soon.
While there is no confirmation on who will play the celebrated cricketer on screen, it was earlier reported that Sourav had expressed interest in Ranbir Kapoor for the part. However, he recently revealed that no actor has been finalised yet.

As for Ranbir, he is currently gearing up for the release of Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga.