4 Biopics we are eagerly anticipating this year

We can't wait!

The year 2016 has been the year of biopics for Bollywood. Some of them in fact, performed pretty well at the box office. There was a time when we loved happily-ever-after dramas and fiction was more of an occasional entertainment.

Well, a good fictitious piece with a happy ending is still on the cards, but what grabs the attention of the audiences nowadays are real stories. Neerja, M.S.Dhoni, Dangal, Azhar, and Aligarh are few examples of such movies.



This year too is expecting many biopics. Here are our most awaited ones!

Haseena: The Queen of Mumbai

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Bollywood actor Shraddha Kapoor is all set to star in the upcoming film Haseena: The Queen of Mumbai in which she plays underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar, which will shed light on India’s most wanted man’s family.



Shraddha’s brother Siddhanth Kapoor will play the notorious gangster Dawood Ibrahim in the biopic. It is said that Sonakshi Sinha was earlier finalised to play Haseena but the Noor star reportedly walked out due to date issues.

Kalpana Chawla Biopic

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After essaying titular role in Oomung Kumar’s Mary Kom, Priyanka Chopra is all set to play astronaut Kalpana Chawla in a biopic on the first woman of Indian origin to go to space. A Mid Day report claimed Priyanka’s team had confirmed that she will play Kalpana in the biopic and added that the team has been involved in the “legwork of the film for past one year”.



“The film will be mounted on an international scale. A new production company, Getway, is likely to produce the biopic,” it quoted a source as saying.

Sanjay Dutt Biopic

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Ranbir Kapoor starrer biopic on veteran Bollywood actor, Sanjay Dutt is in the works and it looks oh-so very exciting! It was reported that the Tamasha star will be essaying six looks from the Munna Bhai star’s life. One of them will be the beefed-up Ranbir, one from the 90s and the last from the Khalnayak star’s time in rehab. Sanjay, too, lauded Ranbir’s utmost efforts to do his best for the biopic.



“On seeing Ranbir’s pictures, Sanjay was absolutely amazed. The idea of the biopic being made was a thought that was being talked about. But now that the pictures have surfaced on the internet, the reality of the movie being made and taking shape, in order to take his story to the audience, is seeping in. He is getting anxious as to how people will react to the story,” a source revealed.

Manto

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Nandita Das rendition of the controversial Pakistani-writer, Saadat Hassan Manto is in the works. Das has hand-picked Nawazuddin Siddiqui to play the famous writer, who revealed the first look of his character on Twitter. According to DNA, in order to get deep into the character, the Gangs of Wasseypur star is striving hard to prepare for the complex role.



“Thanks to Nandita’s research on Manto, I feel I know him well enough to get into his mind and body. The body part is relatively easier. I need to dress the way he did, and as long as I’m playing him, I need to live my life the way he did. Alone. Writing words that created magic on paper.” he said in an interview.

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