Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to announce an upcoming project on the life of Indian Chess Grandmaster, Viswanathan Anand. The movie will be directed by Aanand L Rai, who has earlier directed movies like ‘Tanu weds Manu,’ ‘Raanjahnaa,’ and ‘Zero.’
Taran Adarsh’s tweet, read, “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].”
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 details about the cast are not available yet as the makers of the movie have not made a formal announcement regarding the film.
Aanand L Rai is currently working with Sara Ali Khan, Dhanush and Akshay Kumar for a romantic drama ‘Atrangi Re’ which is scheduled to be released on February 14, 2021.