“I am happy to have acquired the rights to Sagarika Ghose’s Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister because I have always wanted to play Indira Gandhi. I haven’t decided yet whether it should be a film or a web series, but that will take a while anyway,” Vidya, a National Award winner, said in a statement on Tuesday.Vidya Balan to play Indira Gandhi in adaptation of Sagarika Ghose’s biography https://t.co/rdGPsfJQjJ via @TheReel_in
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) January 10, 2018
Ghose took Facebook to share her excitement.With my new book, "Indira, India's most powerful prime minister ". In bookstores. On Amazon from July 4 pic.twitter.com/oJlZyrFYGU
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) July 2, 2017
"Elated to announce that I just signed the contract for the movie rights of my book 'Indira: India's Most Powerful Prime Minister' with Vidya Balan and Roy Kapur Productions. Most excited to see 'Indira' on screen!" she added. The book was published by Juggernaut, is a no-holds-barred biographical portrait that looks for answers to lasting issues. Begining from why Indira Gandhi revoked the Emergency to her son Sanjay’s curious grip over her; and from her bad marriage and love affairs to her dangerous religious politics, it captures all. Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister was pitched by the publishers to the film and screen community at the Word to Screen Market 2017, organised by the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. -PTC News-With my new book, "Indira, India's most powerful prime minister ". In bookstores. On Amazon from July 4 pic.twitter.com/oJlZyrFYGU
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) July 2, 2017