Saina Nehwal Biopic Starring Parineeti may have an OTT Release.
'Saina' an Upcoming Movie of Parineeti Chopra which is a Biopic of the Sports Player Saina Nehwal might have an OTT Release.
| Jan 27, 2021, 20:03 IST
'Saina' , an Upcoming Indian Hindi-language film Directed by Amole Gupte and Produced by Bhushan Kumar under T-Series.
The Film is based on the life of Badminton player Saina Nehwal. Starring Parineeti Chopra who will play the role of Saina Nehwal and Manav Kaul to play the role of Pullela Gopichand who's coach of Nehwal.
On 26th April ,2017 , Saina Nehwal announced this film by revealing the details of it. Shraddha Kapoor was signed for the role and started filming in September , 2018 but she opted out due to scheduling conflicts .
On 15th March ,2019 , Parineeti Chopra was confirmed for the role by Bhushan Kumar. The film was set to release in March 2020. Due to Covid-19 pandemic , it was postponed.
According to a report in a news portal, Saina was slated to hit theatres last summer , but the plans came to halt because of the pandemic. Now, the makers have again begun discussions about it's release. The report added that considering theatres are functioning at 50 percent occupancy, makers are considering an OTT release. However, a final call is yet to be taken. (TOI)