SONAM KAPOOR GETS BOOKED, AGAIN

The actor has got rights for the screen adaptation of The Aryavarta Chronicles

Of late, literary pieces have become a major source of inspiration for Bollywood filmmakers. Now, in the latest instance, we have learnt that Sonam Kapoor has acquired the rights for author Krishna Udayasankar’s bestseller series, The Aryavarta Chronicles. “Yes, Sonam has personally secured the rights from Jayapriya Vasudevan, a literary agent,” says an insider. Krishna is a Singapore-based Indian author, known for her modern retelling of Mahabharata through the novels — Govinda, Kaurava and Kurukshetra. The three books collectively comprise The Aryavarta Chronicles. “Sonam was hooked on the books, so she decided to get the rights for the big screen adaptation,” adds the insider. Immediately after reading the series, Sonam contacted Krishna on Twitter. “I was zapped and thoroughly star-struck when Sonam first reached out to me to let me know she’d enjoyed The Aryavarta Chronicles,” says Krishna. Sonam, who has been shooting for her film Veere Di Wedding in Delhi, couldn’t be reached for a comment. But the author admits that Sonam’s “passion for the story and its characters; and her down-toearth manner totally blew me away.” Krishna finds it exciting that The Aryavarta Chronicles series is “in the hands of someone with great aesthetic vision.” “Sonam is very passionate about the books, and I’m sure her energy is going to make this a great collaboration that will be a game-changer in many ways. I look forward to working with her,” she says. Sonam is also set to work in the big screen adaptation of Anuja Chauhan’s novel, The Zoya Factor, to be directed by Abhishek Sharma. She also stars in R Balki’s Padman, based on a story from Twinkle Khanna’s The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad.

PHOTO: TWITTER/ KRISUDAYASANKAR Author Krishna Udayasankar was starstruck when Sonam reached out to her