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Katrina Kaif roped in for P T Usha biopic; to be helmed by South director Revathy Varmha?
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Upala KBR (MID-DAY; April 24, 2019)
In 2017, rumours were rife that a biopic on Arjuna Award-winner P T Usha was in the works with Priyanka Chopra Jonas in the lead. Two years later, director Revathy S Varmha has revived the project, apparently with a different actor. Sources suggest that the director has approached Katrina Kaif to bring the life of India's renowned athlete on celluloid.Conceived as a multi-lingual (English, Hindi, Chinese and Russian besides other Indian languages), the film will chart on-track exploits of the sportsperson, who earned the nickname of Payyoli Express because of her speed.
Says a trade source, "Revathy has had a few sittings with Katrina over the past few months. The duo met few days ago in Mumbai for another narration. While the actor seems to be interested in the project, she will take a call only after the final narration. If Katrina gives her nod, it will mark her first biopic. She will have to undergo rigorous prep for the part, including adopting P T Usha's sprinting style. Since the athlete is on board, she is likely to supervise the actor. For now though, Katrina has only signed Sooryavanshi after Bharat."
A noted ad filmmaker, Varmha has previously directed June R (2006) in Tamil and Maad Dad (2013) in Malayalam. mid-day reached out to Kaif and Varmha, who remained unavailable for comment.
Priyanka Chopra is our first choice for P T Usha biopic-Revathy S Varmha
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South filmmaker Revathy S Varmha is in talks with the actress for the film
Asha Prakash (BOMBAY TIMES; October 12, 2017)
If all goes well, Priyanka
Chopra will play the legendary athlete P T Usha in her biopic, which will
be directed by Malayali filmmaker Revathy S Varmha. The team of the
film has been in talks with the actress for the past two years, says
Revathy, and getting Priyanka to set aside a considerable amount of her
time for the movie is the only issue they face.“Priyanka has been interested in the movie from the outset, but in the past two years, she got busy with her Hollywood commitments. Whoever is the actress will need to go through rigorous training and preparations, and will need to keep aside at least a year of their time. Both Priyanka and us are hoping she can find the time,“ says Revathy.
The film will feature three stages of Usha's life, as a child, athlete and as the mother and coach that she is now. The director hastens to add that the film will not be a documentary, but an entertainer, which will showcase the sides of the athlete no one is aware of.
“There have been a lot of struggles behind her achievements, and she had to face criticism and rejection at a time when there was no social media to support her. She was the real face of women's empowerment. I myself have been amazed by what she went through as I learn more about her. We are still in the process of doing the research. Also, music director and singer A R Rahman has been roped in to compose the music for the film," says the director. “Since a lot of graphics is required and we have to recreate the time and place, the production says the budget will come to Rs 100 crore,“ says Revathy.
The film will require three major actors too, to play the men in Usha's life - her father, coach and husband. “We are on the lookout for actors to play the roles. Regarding the lead role, Priyanka is our first choice. But we are happy to say that several actors like Sonam Kapoor too have expressed their wish to play the role.“
The film will be made in English, Hindi, Chinese and Russian, besides Malayalam. The reason, says the director, is because they found that Usha has a lot of followers in these countries. “We are not particular that the actors should be from South, as Usha is an international icon. We found that people from Latin America and Africa know about her and admire her, as well.“
The movie will go on floors in six months' time, concludes Revathy.
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