Shahid Kapoor who is gearing for his next film titled ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ opposite Shraddha Kapoor is all set to portray former boxing champ and Asian Games gold medallist Dingko Singh in his next film.
The film will be directed by Raja Krishna Menon who has earlier directed films like Airlift and Chef. It is expected to go on floors in April next year.
Ngangom Dingko Singh also known as Dingko Singh (from Manipur) was the first and only Asian gold medallist boxer from India in the Bantamweight category. In 2013, he was awarded the Padma Shri. Dingko is an inspiration to many boxers who played the sport after him, and his passion drives him to now coach young boxers.
Deccan Chronicle quoted him saying, “The thing that I loved about this story is that he is one of those superstars who we don’t know much about. If a film like Dangal (2016) wasn’t made, we wouldn’t know as much about the Phogat sisters. Dingko is a cancer survivor, and he went through 13 rounds of chemotherapy. He has even gone on to say that his biggest win was surviving cancer and not the gold medal he won at the age of 19 at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. In 2017, Gautam Gambhir became aware of his situation and sent money for his treatment. Soon, people found out who he was, and 13 doctors came forward to help him. He is a sports star who survived cancer. At some point in his past, he had almost become a Naxalite. His life story is unbelievably crazy; it is very human and extremely inspiring. Such amazing stories of heroes need to be told.”
His film ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’ opposite Shraddha Kapoor will hit theatres on September 21 which is also the time when his second baby is due.
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