Shraddha Kapoor to play Saina Nehwal in biopic

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Shraddha Kapoor will play the role of badminton olympian Saina Nehwal for the movie Saina.

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The talented Shraddha Kapoor, has bagged the opportunity to play Saina Nehwal in an upcoming biopic based on the Olympian. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar)

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She sees it as an honour to play the role of the badminton star in the film. (PTI)

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Reacting to the news, Saina, who's in China for the Badminton Asia Championship, said, "Whoa! That's news to me. I was aware of the film, yes, but I didn't know about the casting. It's great if Shraddha plays me because she is a very talented actress and very hardworking. I am sure she will do justice to the role. The best part is, she is a good friend as well. So it will be easier to teach her some badminton skills (laughs!). A lot of people did tell me that we do look similar and I think that's a huge compliment, because Shraddha is very good looking." (PTI)

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On April 26, 2017, Shraddha made an announcement on Twitter. (BCCL/Ashish Raje)

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"Saina Nehwal -- The former World number one badminton player. An Indian girl. An inspiration to millions. A youth icon in the truest sense," Shraddha tweeted. (BCCL/Ashish Raje)

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The actress says Nehwal's "journey to the top has been fascinating". (BCCL)

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"I am honoured to be given this opportunity to play her in my next film 'Saina'," she added. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar)

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She feels this film will require her to do a lot of homework in order to be fully prepared for the role. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar)

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"The preparation for this film is going to be very, very challenging. It's probably going to be my most difficult film till date," she said. (BCCL/Samik Sen)

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