Rakul honoured to play Sridevi in NTR biopic

Actress Rakul Preet Singh will play late actress Sridevi in a upcoming biopic about actor and politician NT Rama Rao (known as NTR).

“I am truly honoured and excited to play the role of Sridevi ji in the NTR biopic. When I was approached for that role, I asked the makers that they really think [about whether] I can pull it off because she is the first Indian female superstar. She was such a fine and legendary actress,” Singh said.

“I was feeling really scared hoping that I will be able to do justice to it but there is a sense achievement as well because if the makers thought that I can play her role then, I will give my best for the film,” she said.

The biopic, NTR, is based on the life of superstar NT Rama Rao. Actress Vidya Balan has reportedly been roped in to play NTR’s wife Basavatarakam. The film will also star Bengali actor Jisshu, who will be seen portraying the role of filmmaker LV Prasad. He launched NTR in films in 1949 with Mana Desam.

The film stars N Balakrishna, NTR’s son, as the lead. —