Madhur Bhandarkar To Direct Lalit Modi ‘Biopic’  Madhur Bhandarkar |
Acclaimed director Madhur Bhandarkar will be directing a movie on the life of Lalit Modi, which has tentatively titled Commissioner.
Commissioner, which is the forthcoming venture of Bhandarkar, is speculated to be based on the controversial life of Lalit Modi, who is the Indian Premier League Commissioner. Modi, who is the kingpin in cricket drama, will be definitely be a cracking on-screen subject.
Percept Picture Company will produce the film.
Modi had even met Bhandarkar during a part organized by Vijay Mallya in Bangalore and is well aware of the fact that Madhur will be directing his ‘biopic’.
A source says, “There are a couple of other directors who are also in the fray. However, Madhur is the foremost contender for this film because he is a realistic filmmaker and this film simply cannot deviate from reality.”
Madhur said, “Yes, PPC made the offer, but I have yet to take a decision. Right now, I am tied up with the post-production work of another PPC film, Jail.”
Shailendra Singh, JT MD Percept Picture Company said, “It’s true that we are making Commissioner. We researched his life and the entire journey of IPL and we have written a fictional script. We had a brief chat with Shridhar Raghvan in South Africa to write the script. On Wednesday, we had a long discussion with Modi. He is excited, but preoccupied with the Champions League which started yesterday (Thursday). He said he will get back to us soon. He was very keen to know who will direct and we gave him some options. Now it depends on who likes the idea and who is available to make the film.”
Singh added, “We plan to release the film around the time the 2011 World Cup will be happening in India. Lalit Modi’s journey is quite amazing as he earned billions of rupees for BCCI in 22 days. It will be a dramatic story with content ranging from cricket to entertainment and it will also touch on match-fixing.”
