Expect more biopics next year

After the success of Mary Kom and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag at the box office, and with M.S. Dhoni, Saina Nehwal and Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan’s biopics in the pipeline, looks like biopics are the new trend in Bollywood.

The latest to join the list are the films on Abu Salem and Chhatrapati Shivaji with Riteish Deshmukh said to star in the latter. Riteish took to his Twitter handle to announce the news: “Proud to announce that Mumbai Film Company’s @mfc #ChhatrapatiShivaji will be directed by Ravi Jadhav @meranamravi.”

The movie on gangster Abu Salem, meanwhile, is being directed by Suvahhdan Angre, who has also written the script of the movie. Titled Dreaded Gangster, the movie is expected to release in October next year. The movie tracks Salem’s journey since his early days in Azamgarh to how he went on to become a gangster.