Sonia Gandhi’s Autobiography to Be Made into Telugu Feature Film: Jagga Reddy
Reddy made the announcement during a Congress party workers' meeting in Sangareddy
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working president T Jagga Reddy on Thursday announced that Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's autobiography, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, will be adapted into a Telugu feature film depicting her life and political journey.
He made the announcement during a Congress party workers' meeting in Sangareddy, where he urged party leaders and workers from the Sangareddy constituency to come forward and contribute towards the production of the film.
On the occasion, constituency Congress convenor Julakanti Anjaneyulu announced a contribution of Rs 2 crore towards the film's production. Jagga Reddy suggested forming a 50-member committee to initiate the film production process, stating that it would be overseen by Gandhi Bhavan Public Relations Officer Hariprasad.
He called upon the party leaders to arrange funds, telling the workers, "You spend on elections, right? Consider this a similar expense. Let's mobilise the budget and select a good director."
He added that once the preparations were complete, they would invite Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud to launch the film's shooting. Jagga Reddy also said that copies of Sonia Gandhi's autobiography would be ordered and distributed among party workers to help them gain a deeper understanding of her life and experiences.
Jagga Reddy stated that the film would portray various phases of Sonia Gandhi's life, including her roles as Indira Gandhi's daughter-in-law, Rajiv Gandhi's wife, and the mother of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.
He noted that the film would bring to the audience the tragedies faced by the family following the assassinations of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, the hardships Sonia endured thereafter, how she raised Rahul and Priyanka and her political journey.