Riteish Deshmukh may have been MIA from the Bollywood circuit in the recent past, however, now we hear that he is all set to take on his next venture. The film which is said to be a bilingual biopic is based on the life of India's first ever individual Olympic legend.
Produced by Riteish's own production house, Mumbai Film Company and titled Pocket Dynamo, the film on the life of wrestler Khashaba Jadhav who was the first individual Olympic medal holder for India -1952 Olympics.
Titled Pocket Dynamo basis the name he was referred to as, Riteish acquired the rights for the same from Khashaba Jadhav Vikas Sanstha, a trust formed by Ranjit Jadhav, son of Khashaba Jadhav. The film will be a bi-lingual which will be made and released both in Marathi and Hindi, is produced in association with Line.exe productions.
Confirming his latest passion project, producer Riteish Deshmukh reveals, "Yes, we have acquired the rights for the biopic based on Khashaba Jadhav's life. I'm glad that Ranjit Jadhav deemed us worthy of giving his father's story to be essayed on screen. He has quite a noteworthy journey and earned our country its first international medal but in time, his name and story was something that was lost. He is a hero who deserves to be remembered and honoured. We will work hard to do justice to the portrayal of his achievements. We are currently working on the script."
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