Bishan Singh Bedi Aur Zaheer Khan’s Biopic Says Angad Bedi

Mumbai, 11th August 2023 (Newshelpline) - Actor Angad Bedi, who is currently promoting Ghoomer, says he would be do a biopic based on his father Bishan Singh Bedi or Zaheer Khan.

Angad Bedi was interacting with Newshelpline on the sidelines of a friendly cricket match between team Ghoomer and media.

Angad Bedi has been part of sports-based films and series, so we asked him if he would like to do a sports biopic, and he said, “Whatever understanding I have of the game, I think I would like to do my father’s biopic, Bishan Singh Bedi. I just feel that he has a very colorful personality, it will be fun to watch him on-screen. He was a bowler, and the captain, and he was anti-establishment, and his personal life was also colorful, so I feel that is something I would like to project, if I get a chance. Otherwise, I love Zaheer Khan’s personality, I think I would love to do his biopic.”

Ghoomer is written and directed by R. Balki, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Saiyami Kher, and Shabana Azmi in leading roles. The film revolves around a female batsman, who loses her arm in an accident, but develops a new technique to bowl with her left arm.

When asked about bowling, as he is son of Bishan Singh Bedi, actor Angad said, “I am so grateful that I was born in a sporting background household, and I am born to a living legend, but I think it is the most difficult art-form, especially the left arm bowlers or spinners, they are called south-paw, it is not a very natural thing to do, and plus you’re a finger spinner, things like holding the bowl, placing your fingers, grip, there are so many dynamics which are in play, it’s not like run-up, stride, delivery and follow through, which takes place in fast bowling.”

Angad also called Ghoomer a special film in his career, which is at par with Pink, Soorma and series Inside Edge, he added, “Regardless the amount of talks I do about myself, the biggest driving force for a movie is the trailer, and if it hits the chord, it touches your heart, the audience tends to go out and watch the movie. I have had similar experiences with Soorma, Inside Edge, and Pink, there are some movies in my filmography that are made by chance, I got the chance to do such films naturally, and I believe Ghoomer is one such film.”

The film will premiere as the opening film at the 14th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne on 11 August 2023 and will release theatrically in India on 18 August.