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Last Update: January 23, 2023, 7:27 pm IST
Vicky Kaushal to play Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj in Laxman Utekar’s biopic
Vicky Kaushal has reportedly given the green signal and Laxman Utekar has already started the ground work. The film will go on floors in mid-2023.
Vicky Kaushal starred in Shoojit Sircar’s biographical historical drama Sardar Udham. Based on the life of Udham Singh, a freedom fighter from Punjab who killed Michael O’Dwyer in London to avenge the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, the film won him praise from critics and audiences alike. The actor is also gearing up for Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Bahadur, in which he will play the role of Sam Manekshaw, the Indian Army Chief of Staff during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and will be the first Indian Army officer to be promoted in rank. Field Marshal’s. Now, Vicky Kaushal has bagged another film with Laxman Utekar, a larger-than-life biopic of the legendary warrior king, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
As per a report in PeepingMoon, the Govinda Naam Mera actor has given the green signal and Laxman Utekar has already started the ground work for the same and the film will go on floors in mid-2023. A source close to the portal shared, “Laxman Utekar, who has previously directed light-hearted films like Luka Chuppi and Mimi, has been planning to make a film on Sambhaji Raje (as Sambhaji is formally called) for a long time. are making. It’s an ambitious passion project that he’s finally ready to bring to life, and he’s leaving no stone unturned to make it as grand as possible. He has been working on the project for the past six months and has brought on board a team of top creative and technical talent.”
The source also added, “The writing is over, and Laxman and his team are currently neck-deep in pre-production. Dinesh Vijan is extending his full support and a huge budget to make this film truly visual”. approved.”
Meanwhile, the actor is currently working hard for Sam Bahadur. Apart from Vicky Kaushal, the Meghna Gulzar magnum opus also stars Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh (as Indira Gandhi), Neeraj Kabi, Edward Sonnenblick (as Lord Mountbatten), Richard Bhakti Klein (as Ambassador Keating), Saqib Ayub Will have a star cast. (Captain Atiqur Rahman) and Krishan Kant Singh Bundela (as Subedar Gurbaksh Singh). The film is scheduled to release in March 2023. Besides this, the actor also has untitled films with Laxman Urekar and Anand Tiwari.
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