Ever since the news popped out about Bollywood making a film on Saina Nehwal, everyone's pick was Deepika Padukone. In fact, Deepika too expressed her wish to play the role of Saina Nehwal.
In early 2016 it was believed that the role was offered to Deepika Padukone who is a badminton player and also played alongside with Saina Nehwal in a few friendly matches. But now what we hear from Shraddha Kapoor's recent interview to North Indian media is that she has signed the biopic film of Saina Nehwal, and she is eagerly waiting to don the character. This biopic will be directed by Amol Gupte.
It looks like Shraddha Kapoor is on a roll as she is playing the lead in the much-awaited film 'Half Girlfriend,' she will also be seen playing a don in 'Haseena: The Queen of Mumbai, ' and now she has signed Saina Nehwal's biopic film.