We have seen many films based on sports and the
lives of sporting heroes in recent times. Actor Shahid Kapoor who is soaring
high with the success of his last film Padmaavat, is all set to portray former
boxing champ and Asian Games gold medallist Dingko Singh on screen. The film
will be directed by Raja Krishna Menon who has earlier directed Airlift and
Chef. It is expected to go on floors sometime around April 2019.
Ngangom Dingko Singh, known as Dingko Singh (from
Manipur) was the first and only Asian gold medallist boxer from India in the
Bantamweight category. In 2013, he was awarded the Padma Shri. Dingko has been
an inspiration to many boxers who came into the ring after him, and he is so
passionate about the sport, that he went on to become a coach for young boxers.
Talking about this being one of his most ambitious
projects, Shahid says, " The thing that I loved about this story is that
he is one of those superstars who we don’t know much about. If a film like
Dangal (2016) wasn’t made, we wouldn’t know as much about the Phogat sisters.
Dingko is a cancer survivor, and he went through 13 rounds of chemotherapy. He
has even gone on to say that his biggest win was surviving cancer and not the
gold medal he won at the age of 19 at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. In 2017,
Gautam Gambhir became aware of his situation and sent money for his treatment.
Soon, people found out who he was, and 13 doctors came forward to help him. He
is a sports star who survived cancer. At some point in his past, he had almost
become a Naxalite. His life story is unbelievably crazy; it is very human and
extremely inspiring. Such amazing stories of heroes need to be told.”
The actor is currently busy promoting his next
film Batti Gul Meter Chalu which is slated to release on 21st September 2018.
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