Ranveer Singh in Lalit Modi biopic?

Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi says biopic is being scripted and reveals Ranveer Singh once showed interest in portraying him onscreen

Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has revealed that he is currently working on a biopic based on his life. While the actor who will portray him on screen has yet to be finalised, Lalit Modi, in an interview with ANI, shared that Bollywood star Ranveer Singh had met him a few years ago in London and expressed a keen interest in playing his character in the biographical film. 

“There is (biopic is in works). It’s all being scripted right now. I’ve already sat hundreds of interviews...I have a whole team under Sneha Rajani, who used to run Sony...But they’re just scripting the story now,” he said. When asked who he would want to play his role in the biopic, Lalit revealed, “Ranveer wants to play me. He came and saw me. I would like him to play. But if he has the time, now he’s become so big. I didn’t know Ranveer. I knew Deepika very well. I never met Ranveer. One day, I get a call saying Ranveer wants to see you. And he comes to London to see me a few years ago, two years ago.” 

Lalit Modi is not sure whether Ranveer Singh would still be interested in portraying him, but he continues to admire the actor’s work, especially his performance in Dhurandhar.

“He (Ranveer) said in his life, if there was one role he wanted to play, it would be Lalit Modi as commissioner. It wasn’t me asking him. I think he’s great. Without doubt, he’s amazing. And what he has done with Dhurandhar is amazing. Whether he still wants to play me or not, but two years ago, we sat here, right in this house, right here, and we talked about him playing..But we are now scripting it. It’s a lot of work,” he added.