
Vidya Balan was last seen in Tumhari Sulu
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"I am happy to have acquired the rights," said Vidya Balan
"I have always wanted to play Indira Gandhi," Vidya Balan added
"But that will take a while," she said
The author also wrote about her collaboration with the actress and Roy Kapur Productions, which is owned by Vidya's husband Siddharth Roy Kapur. "Elated to announce that I just signed the contract for the movie rights of my book, Indira - India's Most Powerful Prime Minister with Vidya Balan and Roy Kapur Productions. Most excited to see "Indira" on screen," Ms Ghose wrote on her Facebook page.
On Twitter, congratulations poured in for both Vidya Balan and Sagarika Ghose for the collaboration. Replying to a tweet, the author even suggested that with Vidya portraying the role of Indira Gandhi, Akshaye Khanna would be best suited to play Feroze Gandhi.
You know not only is @vidya_balan a superb Indira, I've always thought @AkshayeOfficial looked a bit like Feroze Gandhi! https://t.co/S9Qyg0yoBY
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) January 10, 2018
Last seen in Tumhari Sulu, Vidya Balan has an impressive line-up of films on her resume. 2005's Parineeta marked her Bollywood debut and Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, No One Killed Jessica and Kahaani are some of her best reviewed works. Vidya Balan also won the National Award for Best Actress for playing Silk Smitha in 2011's The Dirty Picture.
(With IANS inputs)