The actress, who is playing Saina in her biopic, is prepping for the part
BOMBAY TIMES (October 28, 2019)

Spending time with the personalities that they are essaying on screen is the perfect way to prep for a biopic. And Parineeti Chopra, who is gearing up to essay the role of badminton champion Saina Nehwal in the biopic on her life, will be doing that when she visits the latter’s home in Hyderabad next week for the first time. Though the two have met before, this visit will give Parineeti a chance to get to know Saina from close quarters.

Recently, Ranveer Singh spent 10 days with Kapil Dev to get to know the legendary cricketer better, who he will be essaying on the big screen. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who starred in boxer Mary Kom’s biopic, too, interacted with the sport’s personality for the film, and now, her cousin Parineeti is following in her footsteps for the Saina Nehwal biopic. The actress has been undergoing rigorous training to learn badminton for the film that is being directed by Amole Gupte and produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar.

Though Saina and Parineeti have been in touch, the actress is excited about visiting the former’s home. She says, “I want to become Saina for the film. For that, I want to go to her house and see how she lives. We have met many times, but this time, I will live and eat like her. She has promised me that her mom will feed me the food that she eats. I am excited to go to her house and live her life for one whole day.”