Aanand L Rai to direct Indian chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand biopic
Anand brushed asied Russia's Vladimir Fedoseev in the decider. He won the first game in just 29 moves, the second in 38. Photograph:( Zee News Network )
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Details about the cast and other aspects of the Vishwanathan Anand biopic film are currently under wraps.
Details about the cast and other aspects of the Vishwanathan Anand biopic film are currently under wraps.
After a poor performance of his last film, Indian filmmaker Aanad L Rai is set to bring the story of ace chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand on the big screen in a biopic film.
The yet-to-be-titled biopic will be co-produced by Aanand L Rai’s Colour Yellow Productions and Mahaveer Jain’s Sundial Entertainment.
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the news: “A biopic on chess grandmaster #ViswanathanAnand has been planned… The biopic – not titled yet – will be directed by Aanand L Rai… Produced by Sundial Entertainment [Mahaveer Jain] and Colour Yellow Productions [Aanand L Rai].”
BIOPIC ON VISWANATHAN ANAND... A biopic on #Indian chess grandmaster #ViswanathanAnand has been planned... The biopic - not titled yet - will be directed by Aanand L Rai... Produced by Sundial Entertainment [Mahaveer Jain] and Colour Yellow Productions [Aanand L Rai]. pic.twitter.com/fNBtdza2Dq
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 13, 2020
The makers are yet to make a formal announcement.
Details about the cast and other aspects of the Vishwanathan Anand biopic film are also under wraps.
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Aanand L Rai is currently filming romantic drama ‘Atrangi Re’, starring Sara Ali Khan, Dhanush and Akshay Kumar. The movie has been penned by Himanshu Sharma.
