Taapsee Pannu has been signed to play the female lead in the biopic on former Indian hockey captain, Sandeep Singh. While, Dilijit Dosanjh will play Sandeep Singh, Taapsee will portray his love interest in the film.
According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, the shoot of this biopic will begin from October 4. The story is inspired by real life incidents from Sandeep’s life. Taapsee will play just not his love interest but a woman, who was his pillar of strength.
The biopic will feature Sandeep’s trial period, during which he was accidentally injured by a gunshot, after which he was almost paralysed. But he bounced back and stunned everyone by scoring 16 goals in a qualifying match for Olympics in 2012.
The film will be directed by Shaad Ali, whose last film was the Hindi remake of OK Kanmani starring Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur.
Taapsee is currently filming for Tadka and Judwaa 2.