Sudipto Sen, whose last film The Kerala Story sparked controversy, is set to helm a biopic about Sahara India Pariwar founder Subrata Roy. On Saturday, the first look for the film Saharasri was revealed. The actor who will play the major role has yet to be announced.Â
Taran Adarsh, the film trade expert, took to Twitter to share a 36-second portion from the film. Subrata Roy signed a cheque for $250,000,000,000 for the "people of India" in the video. Thousands of people stood behind a person whose face was not revealed as he held the cheque. He was dressed in a white shirt, a blue blazer, and a tie. The film, which will begin production next year, will be shot in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Kolkata, and London. It will be released in Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam, among other languages. The film's soundtrack will be composed by AR Rahman, and the lyrics will be written by Gulzar.
Taran wrote, "Subrata Roy biopic announced… The Kerala Story director Sudipto Sen to direct… On #SubrataRoy’s 75th birthday today, Dr #JayantilalGada and #SandeepSingh announce their first collaboration: A biopic on #SubrataRoy [founder of Sahara India Pariwar], titled #Saharasri… #TheKeralaStory director #SudiptoSen will direct the biopic. A top actor will portray #SubrataRoy on screen, the name will be revealed soon… #ARRahman will score music, while #Gulzar will pen the lyrics. Presented by Legend Studios and Dr #JayantilalGada [PEN Studios], #Saharasri is produced by #SandeepSingh and #SamKhan and written by #RishiVirmani, #SudiptoSen and #SandeepSingh [who is also the creative producer]."
SUBRATA ROY BIOPIC ANNOUNCED… ‘THE KERALA STORY’ DIRECTOR SUDIPTO SEN TO DIRECT… On #SubrataRoy’s 75th birthday today, Dr #JayantilalGada and #SandeepSingh announce their first collaboration: A biopic on #SubrataRoy [founder of Sahara India Pariwar], titled #Saharasri…… pic.twitter.com/fTfEqRBIbY
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 10, 2023
He also tweeted, "The film will go on floors early next year and it will be shot extensively across #Mahrasthtra, #UP, #Delhi, #Bihar, #Kolkata and #London… #Saharasri will release in #Hindi, #Bengali, #Tamil, #Telugu, #Kannada and #Malayalam.
About Subrata Roy's story, As per a 2020 Bloomberg report, Supreme Court in 2012 ruled that Sahara group companies violated securities laws and illegally raised over $3.5 billion. The companies said monies were raised in cash from millions of Indians who could not avail banking facilities. Sebi could not trace the investors and when Sahara firms failed to pay up, the court sent Subrata Roy to jail. His case featured in the Netflix series Bad Boy Billionaires.
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