Kolkata: It’s almost official! Yes it’s none other than Ranbir Kapoor who will step into former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly’s shoes in his biopic to be produced by Luv Films.
The Prince of Kolkata himself admitted in his television reality show Dadagiri on Sunday, October 10, that Ranbir would essay the character of the Ganguly. “Most probably, it will be Ranbir Kapoor,” was Ganguly’s short reply to a contestant’s query on who would play the charismatic former India skipper on screen.
Rumour mills had been abuzz on Ranbir and some other names, but now all speculations seem to have been put to rest. This is not the first time that Ranbir will portray a real-life hero on screen, he has earlier headlined the Sanjay Dutt biopic Sanju, which set the cash registers ringing at the box office. The movie was directed by Rajkumar Hirani.