Ronnie Screwvala And Abhishek Chaubey Reunite For A Biopic On Hockey Legend 'Dhyan Chand'

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Producer Ronnie Screwvala and director Abhishek Chaubey, who previously came together for the late Sushant Singh Rajpur starrer Sonchiriya, are collaborating again, this time with Premnath Rajagopalan as co-producer to bring the story of hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand, to the big screen.

"Dhyan Chand is one of the greatest hockey players in the history of our National Sport, and it's a matter of pride to direct his biopic. We had a massive amount of research material in hand, and honestly, every achievement of his life deserves a separate story in itself. I am grateful to have a brilliant creative force like Ronnie Screwvala backing the film, and we can't wait to get started next year. Hoping to announce the lead actor soon", director, Abhishek Chaubey said according to Republic Bharat.



Dhyan Chand celebrated as 'The Wizard' represented the Indian hockey team from 1925 to 1949, scoring over 570 goals in the 185 matches he played as a center-forward during his international career, which includes 3 Olympic Gold Medal wins in 1928, 1932, and 1936. He was felicitated with the Padma Bhushan in 1956 and his birth anniversary on August 29, is celebrated as the National Sports Day.

HOCKEY LEGEND #DHYANCHAND BIOPIC ANNOUNCED... Producer Ronnie Screwvala and director Abhishek Chaubey reunite, after #Sonchiriya... Announce a film on #Hockey legend #DhyanChand... Co-produced by Premnath Rajagopalan... Star cast under finalisation... Starts 2021... 2022 release. pic.twitter.com/E438gIHSdz

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"Given the largeness and greatness of Dhyan Chand's life achievements, I feel that there could be no one better than Abhishek to direct the film and it's an absolute pleasure to collaborate with him again after Sonchiriya. Dhyanchand is the biggest icon of Indian sports who unfortunately the youth of today don’t know much about. There couldn't have been a greater underdog story than Dhyan Chand's and I can't wait to bring this film to the audiences", Ronnie Screwvala said.

The casting for the film is underway and soon the lead will be finalized. The biopic will go on floors next year and release in 2022.

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