Bollywood actor-producer Deepika Padukone is engaged on a movie based mostly on the lifetime of her father, badminton champion Prakash Padukone. In a latest chat with Cyrus Brocha on his YouTube channel, Deepika was speaking concerning the challenges that her father confronted when he was coaching for badminton in his youth and the way he was one of many first sportspersons to place India on the worldwide map.
Deepika, who was one of many producers of the sports activities movie 83, shared {that a} movie based mostly on her father’s life and profession is within the pipeline. Deepika mentioned, “I am working on it.” She then shared that even earlier than the Indian cricket workforce made a world impression after successful the World Cup in 1983, Prakash was already a champion in his sport.
“Actually, even earlier than 83 occurred, he was one of many first Indian athletes to place India on the worldwide map so far as Indian sport is worried. He received the World Championship in 1981, which was clearly earlier than 1983,” she mentioned.
Talking about his struggles within the early days when the amenities for sportspeople weren’t very superior, she mentioned, “He trained in a marriage hall, that was his badminton court. He used things like the beams that go across to make his shot more precise. He actually used his disadvantages to his advantage. If he had the facilities that athletes in India have today, then he’d be far more superior.”
Deepika was not too long ago seen within the Amazon Prime Video movie Gehraiyaan, during which she shared display area with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Ananya Panday. Her upcoming movies embrace Pathan with Shah Rukh Khan, Fighter with Hrithik Roshan, Project Ok with Prabhas and the Hindi adaptation of The Intern with Amitabh Bachchan.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
