Sushant
Singh
Rajput
to
play
Chanakya,
APJ
Abdul
Kalam
&
others
in
12-Part
Biopic
Series
|
FilmiBeat
Actor
Sushant
Singh
Rajput,
who
has
gained
popularity
for
his
brilliant
acting
skills
in
several
movies,
is
now
ready
to
launch
his
own
digital
series.
The
web
series,
which
is
yet
to
be
named,
will
showcase
the
different
shades
of
12
Indian
geniuses,
including
the
renowned
poet
Rabindranath
Tagore
and
former
president
of
India,
late
Dr.
APJ
Abdul
Kalam.
The
series
will
reportedly
be
released
in
2019.
This
will
be
one
of
the
first
five
entertainment
intellectual
properties
of
Innsaei,
which
is
a
venture
launched
by
Sushant
Singh
and
his
founding
partner
Varun
Mathur.
Varun
Mathur
told
in
an
interview,
"We
are
excited
to
bring
to
the
audience
a
new
series
presenting
the
most
magnificent
stories
of
India.
These
12
geniuses
have
made
a
paramount
contribution
in
forming
the
India
that
we
live
in
today.
Sushant
has
always
been
extremely
passionate
about
learning
new
things
and
following
the
philosophies
of
these
people,
hence,
he
decided
to
bring
them
to
life
on
screen."
The
series
will
focus
on
the
lives
of
prominent
Indian
personalities,
spanning
over
a
period
of
2000
years.
Starting
with
the
political
thinker
and
ruler
Chanakya
from
the
540
BC
to
the
recent
Dr.
APJ
Abdul
Kalam.
It
is
still
unclear
as
to
the
roles
Sushant
would
be
playing.
If
would
be
amazing
to
watch
him
in
all
the
12
biopics
though!
Currently,
Sushant
is
busy
with
his
Bollywood
projects.
His
forthcoming
films
include
Tarun
Mansukhani's
Drive
opposite
Jacqueline
Fernandez,
Abhishek
Kapoor's
Kedarnath,
Abhishek
Chaubey's
Sonchiriya,
and
Mukesh
Chhabra's
Kizie
Aur
Manny.