Despite box office debacles like Mirzya and Bhavesh Joshi Superhero, Harshvardhan Kapoor is not disconcerted. Fixing his gaze on all things prospective, he is now gearing up for the Abhinav Bindra ( a retired professional shooter and a former World and Olympic champion in the 10 metre Air Rifle event) biopic. The untitled project is based on Bindra's autobiography 'A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold and Beyond'.
The actor spoke to PTI about the Kannan Iyer directorial.
“It is not a rags-to-riches story. He has had certain privileged upbringing. But just because you are privileged doesn’t mean everything is easy. Also, because you have an access to a shooting range doesn’t mean you are going to go for Olympics and win a gold medal.”Harshvardhan Kapoor
Being a star kid, the actor may as well be speaking about himself. He went on to speak about the plot. Harshvardhan said he will begin his prep for the film from July and the film is slated to go on floors by November. In a first, he is set to share screen space with his father, Anil Kapoor.
“Most biopics are about the central character, but this is about a relationship between a father and son as Bindra’s father played a big role in his growth. It is going to be a songless biopic, no lyrical tracks. We will just have a score...There is no nervousness. I am approaching it just like anything else. There is certain kind of unpredictability. He is one of the best actors in the country. He is going to elevate my work a lot... It is going to be priceless.”Harshvardhan Kapoor
With inputs from PTI & The Times of India.
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