Hansal Mehta to make Sanjay Gandhi biopic
Hansal’s film will be an adaptation of Vinod Mehta’s acclaimed book ‘The Sanjay Story' which was published post the Emergency. This book had gone out of print till 2012, when it returned to bookstores and recounted the short but turbulent life of Sanjay Gandhi. As one of India’s most read authors and a model editor who won’t mince his words, Mehta’s book provides the perfect background for a thrilling film.
With an eye for nuance, detail & a gentle voice for justice, the National Award winning Hansal Mehta becomes an apt choice to make this biopic. Be it ‘Aligarh’, which recounts the story of a gay professor’s struggle in a small town, or the highly acclaimed ‘Shahid’, Hansal has a flair for the dramatic in reality.
Sanjay Gandhi’s story, along with other untold stories of the Gandhi family, are once again becoming topics of interest for Indians today. At this juncture, a Hansal Mehta biopic on the other Gandhi scion promises a lot more than just entertainment!
The yet to be titled film will go on floors next year after Hansal completes the shoot of his film, Simran with Kangana Ranaut.
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