Guwahati: Filmmaker Aanand L Rai is set to direct a biopic on Indian chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand. The yet-untitled biopic will be co-produced by Rai’s Colour Yellow Productions and Mahaveer Jain’s Sundial Entertainment.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the news. “A biopic on chess grandmaster #ViswanathanAnand has been planned… The biopic – not titled yet – will be directed by Aanand L Rai… Produced by Sundial Entertainment [Mahaveer Jain] and Colour Yellow Productions [Aanand L Rai],” he tweeted.
BIOPIC ON VISWANATHAN ANAND… A biopic on #Indian chess grandmaster #ViswanathanAnand has been planned… The biopic – not titled yet – will be directed by Aanand L Rai… Produced by Sundial Entertainment [Mahaveer Jain] and Colour Yellow Productions [Aanand L Rai]. pic.twitter.com/fNBtdza2Dq
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) December 13, 2020
The makers are yet to make a formal announcement. Details about the cast and other aspects of the film are also under wraps.
Aanand L Rai is currently filming romantic drama Atrangi Re, starring Sara Ali Khan, Dhanush and Akshay Kumar. The movie has been penned by Rai’s longtime collaborator, Himanshu Sharma.
