Rajkummar Rao to play visually-impaired industrialist Srikanth Bolla in a biopic

Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao has been roped in for a biopic on visually impaired industrialist Srikanth Bolla.

Tentatively titled ‘Srikanth Bolla,’ the film will narrate the inspiring tale of the man who didn’t let his visual impairment come in the way of his vision, and founded Bollant Industries spearheaded by Ravi Kanth Mantha.

The movie will see Rajkummar bring Srikanth’s personality to life on-screen as he battled poverty, and various adversities to achieve his lifelong dream.

Speaking about the film in a statement, Rajkummar Rao said it would be his honour to get a chance to tell such an inspiring story to millions of people.

Backed by Bhushan Kumar and Nidhi Parmar Hiranandani, the shooting of the biopic will start in July this year.

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