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Popular Bollywood director wants to approach Virat Kohli for biopic

Team India's ace batter Virat Kohli's cricketing journey has served as an inspiration for many youngsters. Several fans have been keenly waiting to witness the former captain's story on the big screen.

Popular Bollywood director Kabir Khan has shown interest in bringing Kohli's story to the celluloid. During a chat with journalist Vimal Kumar on his YouTube channel, Khan revealed that he would love to approach the star cricketer for a biopic.

Sharing the reason why he wants to direct Kohli's biopic, Khan said (from 2:20):

"A picture is not only made on cricket, it is made on the whole character. I find Virat very interesting because of his off-the-field personality. Whatever I have read or seen, I find the way he thinks and how he follows fitness very interesting. I would say that if I have the choice, then definitely [I would choose] Virat Kohli for a biopic."

It is worth mentioning that Kabir Khan has a couple of critically acclaimed sports biopics on his CV as a director.

Khan directed the movie '83', a biographical sports film based on the Kapil Dev-led India's team 1983 World Cup triumph. He then went on to direct the Kartik Aryan starter 'Chandu Champion', a biopic of India's first Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar.


"Virat looks better than many actors" - When Ranbir Kapoor said Virat Kohli should play himself in his biopic

While a biopic on Virat Kohli would be a dream project for many actors, Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor believes that Kohli himself should act in his biopic. He opined that the star batter is supremely fit and better looking than many actors.

During the 2023 ODI World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand, here's what Kapoor said on being asked if he would like to play Kohli on screen (via English Jagran):

"If a Biopic is made on Virat Kohli, then he should play his role because he looks better than many actors & in terms of fitness as well."

Meanwhile, Virat Kohli will be in action in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia. India won the toss and chose to bat first in the Gabba Test. The opening day (Saturday, December 14) was washed out due to rain after just 13.2 overs. Kabir Khan was in attendance on Day 1 of the Test.

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