Saina Nehwal Biopic First Look: Shraddha Kapoor Aces It

The role requires an immense amount of transformation, the actor says.

Shraddha Kapoor as Saina Nehwal. 

(Photo courtesy: T-Series)

Shraddha Kapoor has started shooting for the Saina Nehwal biopic. The film on the life of the badminton icon will be helmed by Amole Gupte and produced by Bhushan Kumar. Her first look as Saina has just been released.

The resemblance, as you can see, is remarkable.

Shraddha Kapoor in the Saina Nehwal biopic. 

The film crew with Shraddha Kapoor. 

Shraddha, who’s riding high after the success of Stree and has been training hard to slip into Saina’s character, told Mumbai Mirror:

“I’m really excited about this film. Saina is the country’s sweetheart, a champion and a youth icon. It’s a challenging role for an actor as it requires an immense amount of transformation.”

Shraddha Kapoor, Actor

Director-actor Amole Gupte has earlier helmed films like Hawaa Hawaai and Stanley Ka Dabba.