Ex-cricketer and sports icon Sourav Ganguly has finally given a nod to his biopic. The film will show his inspiring and incredible career including his flamboyant batsman’s journey from his debut match against England in 1996 to his taking over the BCCI in 2019. It is being bankrolled by a big production house.

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So which actor will play dada on the big screen?

Ranbir Kapoor has emerged as the hot favourite, and trade analyst Komal Nahta agrees. “It is psychological but Ranbir definitely fits the bill. He will look like Ganguly, one has seen him play Sanjay Dutt in Sanju (2018). He is a fantastic choice,” he tells Hindustan Times.

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Producer- trade expert Girish Johar names Varun Dhawan as another possible option.

“Ayushmann Khurrana and Rajkummar Rao would be the other obvious choices, they are gen-next. But it would also be possible to see Varun. He has not done anything like this before, he’s done over-the-top commercial stuff. If he gets the opportunity, why not? He’s a saleable name, has strength, is commercial. The only thing is he hasn’t experimented much. This will do what Sanju did to Ranbir’s career, add another feather to Dhawan’s career,” he said.

For trade expert Atul Mohan, Vicky Kaushal is another possible option considering his energy in his film ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’

“Vicky is a good actor. The kind of aggression we have seen in dada… I have been watching cricket since my childhood. Jo woh josh wali baat hai na, how Ganguly would be charged up and the kind of things he has done, I think Vicky is close to that. Rajkummar is also a brilliant actor, and a big name. For me, Ranbir would be number one,” he tells Hinduatn Times.