5 Indian sports stars who deserve a biopic of their own
With the advent of 2018, it's biopic season for Bollywood, especially in the genre of sports. Leading the front is Bollywood, with biopics on Sandeep Singh and the journey to independent India's first Olympic medal, titled Soorma and GOLD respectively being the prominent ones in line for a 2018 release. Even regional cinema is not far behind, with the Punjabi film industry taking a huge gamble with a biopic on the Junior Hockey World Cup winning Captain, Harjeet Singh Tuli, titled 'Harjeeta'.
Apart from that, biopics on legends like Murlikant Petkar, Abhinav Bindra, Saina Nehwal, Pullela Gopichand etc. are also under the process of shooting, starring major faces like Sushant Singh Rajput, Saina Nehwal, Harsh Vardhan Kapoor, Sudheer Babu respectively.
However, there are some more sportspersons, who stories are not only iconic, but also worth being essayed on the silver screen, and capable of minting millions, owing to the availability of the right recipe that Bollywood desperately needs for a blockbuster movie. So here are the 5 unsung Indian sporting stars who deserve a biopic on their own:-
#5 Deepa Malik
While Bollywood does boast of feminism and girl power, it has hardly any movie in its collection, the male bashing propaganda kept aside, that have created any profound impact on the Indian audience. But if someone dares to take a risk and create a biopic on India's first female Paralympic medalist, Deepa Malik, he/she is sure to strike gold.
A national level women's cricketer from Rajasthan, Army enthusiast, an avid biker who married an Army cadet just for the coincidence of their passion for biking, and later overcame a life-threatening disease to win against all odds, despite being stuck to a wheelchair for life, this can be nothing better than a sure shot recipe for a successful biopic.
Her journey to the Rio Paralympics needs no extra masala, for her life is as dramatic as any successful Bollywood drama. Needless to say, Deepa Malik's life can be a right choice for a biopic. It's up to the Bollywood to decide which actress would fit the role of this legendary para-athlete.