Aanand L Rai to direct Indian chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand biopic

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].”

The makers are yet to make a formal announcement.

Details about the cast and other aspects of the Vishwanathan Anand biopicfilm are also under wraps.

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.