According
to
the
latest
reports,
Karan
Johar
may
be
planning
to
make
a
biopic
on
cricketer
Sourav
Ganguly.
Karan
is
said
to
have
met
Sourav,
who
is
the
new
head
of
the
BCCI
(Board
of
Control
for
Cricket
in
India),
and
talks
regarding
the
latter's
biopic
are
underway.
A
Mumbai
Mirror
report
speculated
that
the
film
on
Sourav
Ganguly
is
on
cards
as
Karan
and
Ganguly
have
met
a
few
times
already.
Sources
have
informed
the
daily
that
Karan
and
Ganguly
last
met
on
Friday,
when
the
latter
flew
down
to
Mumbai.
Reportedly,
the
filmmaker
is
now
looking
for
a
lead
actor
for
the
biopic.
Bollywood
has
been
dishing
out
a
number
of
sports
movies
off-late,
some
of
which
are
biopics.
'83,
one
of
the
most
anticipated
movies
of
the
year,
is
a
film
on
Kapil
Dev,
and
India's
World
Cup
win
in
1983
under
his
captainship.
The
film
is
being
directed
by
Kabir
Khan
and
stars
Ranveer
Singh
in
the
lead,
with
a
short
appearance
by
Deepika
Padukone
as
Romi
Dev,
Kapil
Dev's
wife.
'83
is
set
to
hit
screens
on
April
10.
Another
sports
biopic
in
making
is
Shabaash
Mithu,
starring
Taapsee
Pannu
in
the
lead.
It
is
a
biopic
on
Mithali
Raj,
captain
of
the
Indian
Women's
National
Cricket
Team.
The
first
look
of
Taapsee
as
Mithali
dropped
a
few
weeks
back,
and
got
fans
pumped
up
for
the
movie.
Speaking
about
Karan,
he
will
soon
begin
the
shoot
of
what
is
being
touted
as
his
magnum
opus,
Takht.
It
is
a
Mughal
era
period
drama,
boasting
a
star-cast
of
Ranveer
Singh,
Vicky
Kaushal,
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan,
Alia
Bhatt,
Bhumi
Pednekar,
Janhvi
Kapoor
and
Anil
Kapoor.