An ambitious biopic is set to be made on India’s first professional wrestler, Kavita Devi. Producer Pretty Aggarwal has acquired the rights and she will be co-producing the film on a grand scale with Zeeshan Ahmad, according to ETimes report.
The biopic will show how Kavita’s brother Sanjay Dalal helped shape her career and made her into a tough woman.
Interestingly, Kavita Devi shares a special bond with Great Khali and she trained for WWE under him. Previously, she wrestled on the independent circuit under the name of Kavita and Hard KD.
Producer Pretty Aggarwal has talked about her decision to produce the biopic in an interview with ETimes. She said, ‘Her whole life has been very inspiring. In every stage of her life she showed a lot of courage to fight all the odds and proved her ability to win.’
‘WWE has always been considered as a male bastion. Later many women from around the world started taking interest in it and professionally started participating in it. But still there was no female representation from India. But Kavita Devi proved her mettle and showed that Indian women are no less. She jumped into the WWE ring with all her might,’ she added.
‘Kavita Devi wanted to quit playing, but with her husband’s support she continued playing post her marriage and brought many laurels for India,’ said Pretty Aggarwal.
Zeeshan Ahmad has said that the biopic is still in the writing stage and the lead actor for the film has not been decided yet.
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