Rajkummar Rao: Rajkumar Rao is nervous about playing the role of Sourav Ganguly, said- 'This is a huge responsibility'

Posted on 25th Jun 2025 by rohit kumar

For some time now, there have been discussions about the biopic of former Indian cricket team captain and legendary player Sourav Ganguly. Sometimes there was confusion about whether the biopic would be made or not and sometimes there was confusion about who would play the role of Dada. But now a big update has come about the film and it has been confirmed that Sourav Ganguly's biopic is being made. It has also been confirmed that Rajkumar Rao will be seen in the role of Dada i.e. Sourav Ganguly.

 

Rajkumar Rao confirmed

 

In a conversation with NDTV, actor Rajkumar Rao confirmed that he will play the lead role in the biopic of the former Indian captain. Rajkumar Rao said, 'Now that Dada has said this, I should also officially announce it. Yes, I am doing his biopic and playing the role of Dada. I am also very nervous about this role of Dada. Because it is a huge responsibility, but it is going to be a lot of fun.'

 

The actor learned Bengali for the character.

 

During this, Rajkumar Rao also mentioned the difficulties in learning Bengali for the film. However, it was not that difficult for him, because his wife Patralekha is also a Bengali. Therefore, he learns Bengali from his wife. However, it was difficult for Rajkumar to prepare himself for the role.

 

Dada had already given information.

 

Earlier this year, Sourav Ganguly himself had talked about his biopic and said that Rajkumar Rao would play his role. However, after this, there were some speculations due to date problems in between. Now Rajkumar Rao has confirmed his role by confirming the film. In this biopic, everything from Sourav Ganguly's personal life to his career will be shown.

 

Rajkummar Rao will be seen in 'Malik'

 

Talking about Rajkummar Rao's work front, the actor was last seen in the comedy-drama film 'Bhool Chook Maaf' released last month. Vamika Gabbi was seen in the lead role with him in this film. Now Rajkummar Rao is in the news for his action-thriller film 'Malik'. The film is releasing in theaters on July 11. Manushi Chillar will be seen in the lead role alongside Rajkummar Rao in the film.

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