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Thursday, 9th Oct 2014, 6:38 PM IST Recently, there were reports that Karan Johar will be producing a biopic on hockey legend Dhyan Chand. Aarti Shetty and Pooja Shetty have joined hands with Karan and the team is working towards a bound script(penned by Ila Bedi Dutta) and other details. And now, it is said that the idea of biopic was given by none other than the King Khan of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan. An insider reveals that it was SRK who came up with the idea of biopic, while having dinner with Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar. A source said, “Shahrukh, from his school days, was a hockey player. During a chat with Adi and Karan a few years ago, Shahrukh’s idea wasto raise awareness about Dhyan Chand and highlight his achievements. He also wanted to focus on the current scenario in the sport, and how young players today view the legendary sportsman.” Talking about the cast of the film, the source said, “Right now, no one has been cast. But yes, Shahrukh and Karan have spoken about this project, casually. Dharma too will spend some time on research and have a bound script in place before they start approaching actors.” The director of the film will be soon announced. |