Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister will now be played by Vidya Balan
Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is all set to play the role of Indira Gandhi, India's first and only woman prime minister till history in a project based on a book. The book is written by journalist-author Sagarika Ghose- 'Indira: India’s Most Powerful Prime Minister'.
“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 NewsWith 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
