Kangana Ranaut is one of the actresses who is famous for her realistic acting. The actress is all set to play Bengali theatre legend Binodini Dasi, better known as Noti Binodini, in a film.
Pradeep Sarkar, known for "Parineeta" and "Mardani", will direct the upcoming movie. Prakash Kapadia ("Devdas", "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior") has penned the script. The actress is very excited for another biopic.
Kangana said in her statement said, "I am a very big fan of Pradeep Sarkaar ji and very happy for this opportunity. Also this will be my first collaboration with Prakash Kapadia ji and I am completely thrilled to be part of this remarkable journey with some of the greatest artist of this country."
Speaking about Binodini Dasi. She was born in a family of sex workers, she started doing theatre at the age of 12 and is known as one of the first stars of Bengali theatre. She was popularly known as Noti Binodini. Despite having a short career span of mere 11 years, she is credited to have created a great example for women in theatre and even introducing modern makeup techniques. She played many roles including those of Pramila, Sita, Draupadi, Radha, Ayesha, Kaikeyi, Motibibi, and Kapalkundala, among others. She was also one of the first South Asian theatre actors to have written her autobiography
The film is directed by Pradeep Sarkar, the film is written by Prakash Kapadia. Pradeep has written the script of various films such as Parineeta, Mardani t, Prakash Tanhanji Black, Padmaavat and The Unsung Warrior.This Biopic is Kangana Ranaut's fourth film in which she plays a real-life character, following "Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi", "Thalaivii" (J Jayalalithaa), and the upcoming feature "Emergency" (Indira Gandhi).
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