Deepika Padukone is working on dad Prakash’s biopic, says he put Indian sports on global map before 83 win

Deepika Padukone is currently working on the biopic of her father and badminton champion Prakash Padukone. The actress said that he was one of the first Indian athletes to make his mark globally before the Indian cricket team won 1983 World Cup.

Deepika Padukone has confirmed that she is working on a film based on her father Prakash Padukone’s life and career. Last year, she produced and starred in 83, which recreated the Indian cricket team’s glorious World Cup win of 1983. The film starred Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev.

Deepika Padukone’s father and ace badminton player Prakash Padukone’s story is being adapted into a film by his daughter. Deepika told Cyrus Broacha on his show that she is working on the film. She also recounted the struggles he faced while putting Indian sports on the global map. That was before the Indian cricket team won 1983 World Cup and brought glory to the nation.

She said, “Actually, even before 83 happened, he was one of the first Indian athletes to put India on the global map as far as Indian sport is concerned. He won the World Championship in 1981, which was obviously before 1983.”

Deepika also opened up about how he trained with limited resources and made the best out of what he had. She said, “He trained in a marriage hall, that was his badminton court. He used things like the beams that go across to make his shot more precise. He actually used his disadvantages to his advantage. If he had the facilities that athletes in India have today, then he’d be far more superior.”

Deepika Padukone will be seen next in Shah Rukh Khan's Pathan. The actress also has Hrithik Roshan-starrer Fighter and the Indian adaptation of The Intern alongside Amitabh Bachchan in the pipeline. Besides these, Deepika will feature in Nag Ashwin’s Project K with Big B and Prabhas.

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