Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor began shooting for ace badminton player Saina Nehwal's biopic in September 2018. Days after she kickstarted the shoot, the actress was diagnosed with dengue and advised to rest. It was reported that Shraddha had to resume Saina Nehwal biopic in April but the latest development is that the actress has opted out of Amole Gupte's directorial altogether.

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According to the latest report, Shraddha has dropped out of 'Saina Nehwal biopic' after training hard to play the ace shuttler on-screen. Now as per report, Parineeti Chopra has replaced her to play the lead role. As per a source close to Mumbai Mirror, Shraddha had to opt out of the project because of her tight schedule.

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As per the report in Mumbai Mirror, Shraddha has a packed calendar and due to date clash, the actress is unable to devote her time to the sports drama. Quoting a source, the report states that Shraddha has movies like 'Chhichhore', Remo D'Souza's 'Street Dancer 3D', 'Saaho' with Prabhas and 'Baaghi 3' with Tiger Shroff in the pipeline.Since the dates were clashing, the decision of Shraddha's exit was taken by mutual consent.

The first look of Shraddha as Saina Nehwal was released months ago. Now, it would be interesting to see how the Ishaqzade actress  will get into the skin of her character.