Mumbai: Bollywood Actor Randeep Hooda will be playing the role of Sarabjit in his biopic on the slain Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh. The biopic had been directed by Omung Kumar. The biopic is on the struggle of Sarabjit and his sister for his release.
The director himself took to Twitter to confirm the same. Omung wrote: “Aishwarya and @RandeepHooda in my next film SARBJIT coming soon.”
Omung has already finalised Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for the role of Sarabjit’s sister – Dalbir Kaur.
There were reports earlier that Omung was considering Farhan Akhtar and Pakistani actor Fawad Khan for the lead role in the movie.
Notify that Sarabjit was an Indian national who was convicted of terrorism and spying by a Pakistani court and sentenced to death in 1991 but the government had stayed his execution for an indefinite period in 2008.
His sister Dalbir had fought for the release of Sarabjit from the Lahore jail but her quest ended tragically when he died in 2013 following a brutal attack by fellow prisoners.
Aishwarya, 41, and Randeep, 38, will be seen sharing screen space for the first time.
In a statement, Omung said, “Yes Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda are going to be a part of my next biopic Sarbjit.”
Director Omung Kumar has earlier directed the much acclaimed biopic on wrestler ‘Mary Kom’ starring Priyanka Chopra.
Bureau Report
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