Mark
the
date
in
your
calendar!
After
much
speculations
around
its
release,
the
makers
of
Parineeti
Chopra's
much-anticipated
biopic
on
ace
badminton
player
Saina
Nehwal
titled
Saina,
have
finally
confirmed
a
theatrical
release
for
their
film.
Saina
will
be
arriving
in
cinema
halls
on
March
26,
2021.
Parineeti
took
to
her
Twitter
page
to
share
this
good
news
with
her
fans.
She
tweeted,
"SAINA!
In
cinemas
26th
March."
Saina
Nehwal
had
earlier
opened
up
about
Parineeti
playing
her
in
reel.
The
ace
shuttler
was
quoted
as
saying
by
ETimes,
"I
think
it
will
be
an
emotional
moment
for
me
to
see
my
life
unfurl
on
the
big
screen.
During
my
conversation
with
Parineeti,
I
realised
just
how
similar
we
are
as
people.
The
fact
that
she's
a
little
tomboyish
and
has
the
right
personality
to
play
me
is
so
reassuring."
Interestingly,
Parineeti
was
the
first
choice
for
Saina
before
the
role
went
to
Shraddha
Kapoor
who
briefly
shot
for
the
film.
However,
the
Baaghi
actress
had
to
exit
the
project
owing
to
date
issues,
and
the
film
landed
in
Parineeti's
lap.
Talking
about
it,
Parineeti
had
shared,
"I
remember
being
over
the
moon
after
reading
just
five
pages
of
the
script.
I
met
the
director
Amole
Gupte.
I
wanted
to
do
it,
but
things
didn't
materialise
then.
Shraddha
is
a
dear
friend
and
we
often
discussed
how
she
was
doing
my
film.
It's
sheer
luck
that
it
came
back
to
me."
The
Girl
On
The
Train
actress
had
also
opened
up
about
comparisons
with
Saina
Nehwal
and
said,
"What
makes
the
road
difficult
is
that
Saina
is
still
in
action
while
the
biopic
is
being
made.
There's
no
scope
for
any
kind
of
creative
liberty
here.
I
know
that
comparisons
will
be
drawn,
and
I
want
to
have
as
little
to
worry
about
that
as
possible."
Directed
by
Amol
Gupte
and
produced
by
Bhushan
Kumar,
Krishan
Kumar,
Sujay
Jairaj
and
Rasesh
Shah,
Saina
also
stars
Manav
Kaul
in
a
pivotal
role.
The
film
will
lock
horns
with
Rana
Daggubati-Pulkit
Samrat's
Haathi
Mere
Saathi
on
March
26
at
the
box
office.