National-award
winning
Hansal
Mehta
directed
Shahid,
with
Rajkummar
Rao
in
the
lead,
based
on
the
life
of
lawyer
and
human
rights
activist
Shahid
Azmi.
This
year,
the
ace
filmmaker
is
coming
up
with
a
film
called
Aligarh,
with
Manoj
Bajpayee
in
the
lead,
telling
the
story
of
a
gay
professor
from
Aligarh
University.
Known
for
making
realistic
films
and
eye
opening
biopics,
Hansal
Mehta
has
set
his
eyes
on
Sarabjit
Singh's
life
story
as
his
next
film.
The
director
is
still
on
a
look
out
to
find
an
actor
who
could
play
Sarabjit;
meanwhile
Hansal
is
already
in
talk
with
Second
national-award
winning
Kangana
Ranaut
to
play
his
sister,
Dalbir
Kaur.
The
sister
of
Sarabjit
Singh,
Dalbir
Kaur
spent
more
than
20
years
of
her
life
for
her
brother's
independence
from
Pakistan
prison.
This
fight
caught
the
attention
of
director
Hansal
Mehta
and
was
inspired
to
make
a
film
on
Sarabjit
Singh's
life.
Hansal
Mehta
has
always
directed
heartfelt
films
like
Citylights
and
biopics
like
Shahid
and
this
year's
upcoming
film
Aligarh,
so
this
movie
seems
like
a
perfect
fit.
The
story
of
Sarabjit
Singh's
death
created
a
national
ruckus
and
Dalbir's
struggle
to
free
her
brother
captured
the
nation's
imagination.
This
certainly
caught
Hansal's
attention
and
started
working
on
the
script
of
this
film.
The
filmmaker's
spokesperson
confirmed
by
saying,
"Yes,
Hansal
has
met
and
spoken
to
Kangana.
An
official
announcement
will
be
made
when
things
are
finalised."