KANGANA RANAUT GEARS UP TO PLAY THEATRE SUPERSTAR NOTI BINODINI IN PRADEEP SARKAR's DIRECTORIAL

Kangana Ranaut has revealed her upcoming major project as she gets ready for the release of the Indira Gandhi biopic. The actor revealed on Wednesday that she has agreed to play Noti Binodini, one of the most famous theatre stars from Bengal.

Pradeep Sarkar, best known for his work on Parineeti, will direct the high-budget movie. It was written by Prakash Kapadia, who has authored the screenplays for movies like Tanhaji, Padmavat, Devdas, and Black. Early in 2020, rumours circulated that Aishwarya Rai might play the lead in the biopic.

Expressing her excitement over the new project, Kangana shared in a statement, “I am a very big fan of Pradeep Sarkaar ji and very happy for this opportunity. Also, this will be my first collaboration with Prakash Kapadia ji and I am completely thrilled to be part of this remarkable journey with some of the greatest artists of this country”.

After concluding Emergency, Kangana will begin filming for the picture, according to her team. In addition to portraying past prime minister, the actor is also directing the political drama.

In addition to portraying past prime minister, the actor is also directing the political drama.

*About Binodini Dasi*

She was raised by sex workers and began her career as a courtesan after being born as Binodini Dasi. Under the guidance of Girish Chandra Ghosh, she took the stage at the National Theatre in Calcutta at the age of 12 in 1874. At the young age of 24, she decided to retire early. Fans of her work continue to assert that she didn't adequately explain why she was quitting acting.

She has played over eighty characters over the course of a twelve-year career, including Pramila, Sita, Draupadi, Radha, Ayesha, Kaikeyi, Motibibi, and Kapalkundala, among others. It is also reported that Ramkrishna Paramahamsa saw one of her plays in 1884. She played the revered saint Chaitanya in one of her most recognisable roles. At the age of 41, she passed away.

Noti Binodini is regarded as a pioneering entrepreneur in Bengali theatre who combined traditional and European aesthetics to create contemporary stage make-up methods. She was also one of the first South Asian theatre performers to pen her own autobiography, which was published in 1912 under the titles Amar Katha and Amar Abhinetri Jibon (My life as an actress, 1924-25).

She spoke candidly about the negative aspects of the male-dominated field and her unfortunate life experiences in her books. She brought up issues including salary inequity, objectification of actors by viewers and even other actors, and bad working conditions.