Ronnie
Screwvala
and
Abhishek
Chaubey
are
collaborating
again,
this
time
with
Premnath
Rajagopalan
as
co-Producer
to
bring
the
story
of
hockey
legend
Dhyan
Chand
to
the
big
screen.
Bring
written
for
over
a
year
by
Supratik
Sen
and
Abhishek,
the
duo
has
finally
zeroed
in
on
the
screenplay.
The
casting
is
underway
and
a
top
star
is
expected
to
come
on
board
to
play
the
titular
role.
Dhyan
Chand
celebrated
as
'The
Wizard'
represented
the
Indian
hockey
team
from
1925
to
1949,
scoring
over
1500+
goals
in
the
185
matches
he
played
as
a
centre
forward
during
his
international
career,
which
includes
three
Olympic
Gold
Medal
wins
in
1928,1932
and
1936.
He
was
felicitated
with
the
Padma
Bhushan
in
1956
and
his
birth
anniversary
on
August
29,
is
celebrated
as
the
National
Sports
Day.
Director,
Abhishek
Chaubey
shares,
"Dhyan
Chand
is
one
of
the
greatest
hockey
players
in
the
history
of
our
National
Sport,
and
it's
a
matter
of
pride
to
direct
his
biopic.
We
had
massive
amount
of
research
material
in
hand,
and
honestly,
every
achievement
of
his
life
deserves
a
separate
story
in
itself.
I
am
grateful
to
have
a
brilliant
creative
force
like
Ronnie
Screwvala
backing
the
film,
and
we
can't
wait
to
get
started
next
year.
Hoping
to
announce
the
lead
actor
soon"
Ronnie
Screwvala,
who
has
produced
several
cult
films
of
our
times
such
as
Rang
De
Basanti,
Swades,
A
Wednesday,
Uri,
Sonchiriya
and
Barfi
promises
that
DhyanChand
will
be
among
his
best
films.
"Given
the
largeness
and
greatness
of
Dhyan
Chand's
life
achievements,
I
feel
that
there
could
be
no
one
better
than
Abhishek
to
direct
the
film
and
it's
an
absolute
pleasure
to
collaborate
with
him
again
after
Sonchiriya.
Dhyanchand
is
the
biggest
icon
of
Indian
sports
who
unfortunately
the
youth
of
today
don't
know
much
about.
There
couldn't
have
been
a
greater
underdog
story
than
DhyanChands
and
I
can't
wait
to
bring
this
film
to
the
audiences."
Padma
Bhushan
Dhyan
Chand's
son,
Ashok
Kumar
-
Olympic
medalist
and
winning
goal
scorer
in
the
1975
World
Cup
Hockey
-
is
elated
to
bring
to
fore
the
sporting
icon
his
father
has
been.
"There
is
no
better
hockey
player
to
date
in
the
world
like
3
time
Olympic
gold
medalist
Dhyan
Chand.
When
Rohit
Vaid
approached
me
with
the
desire
to
make
a
film
on
my
father,
I
was
instantly
drawn
to
his
intensity
and
passion
for
the
project.
The
genius
of
Dhyan
Chand
and
his
achievements
will
be
seen
by
the
world
and
my
family
and
I
are
thrilled
to
be
part
of
this".
Producer
Premnath
Rajagopalan
of
Blue
Monkey
Films
says
he
is
honoured
to
bring
Dhyan
Chand
to
the
screen.
"Rohit
and
I
are
grateful
to
Ashok
Kumar
and
the
family
for
putting
their
faith
in
us
to
bring
DC's
story
to
the
world.
It's
is
a
legacy
and
a
story
that
everyone
should
know,
not
only
in
our
country
but
also
the
world.
We
are
also
looking
forward
to
taking
our
partnership
with
Ronnie
forward
as
this
would
be
our
2nd
project."