Vidya Balan to play former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

By: IANS | Mumbai | Published: January 11, 2018 8:50 am Vidya Balan has acquired the rights of Sagarika Ghose’s book on Indira Gandhi.

Vidya Balan is all set to play former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in a project based on journalist-author Sagarika Ghose’s book “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.

Ghose, elated about signing the contract, wrote, “Most excited to see ‘Indira’ on-screen!”

She also called Vidya an “ace”. The book, published by Juggernaut Books, is a no-holds-barred biographical portrait that looks for answers to lingering issues: 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.

In other tweets, Sagarika also revealed that she thinks that adapting the book to a web series would also be a good option, considering something like Netflix’s The Crown and House and Cards.

You know not only is @vidya_balan a superb Indira, I’ve always thought @AkshayeOfficial looked a bit like Feroze Gandhi! http://t.co/S9Qyg0yoBY

— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) January 10, 2018

It is! @vidya_balan is just such an ace… http://t.co/S9Qyg0yoBY

— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) January 10, 2018

Thanks!! Yes, I thought a @NetflixIndia series might be good too Like House of Cards or Crown… http://t.co/G9WIrLGugR

— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) January 10, 2018

“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. Vidya’s performance in her last outing Tumhari Sulu was appreciated by fans and critics alike. The film even went on to make Rs 36.15 crore.

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