Pakistani Noble prize winner Malala Yousufzai has become an international icon after she was shot in the head by Taliban insurgents. Now, an Indian real estate developer has started making a biopic on Malala, based on her fight against people who oppose women's education.
According to local media reports, 37 year old realtor Vijay Jaju was so stirred by Malala’s awe-inspiring speech at the United Nations last year that he decided to make a film titled on her pseudonym, ‘Gul Makai’. “I was totally awed by Malala’s bravery during her first public speech at the United Nations in July 2013. If a 12-year-old girl can fight the Taliban without a weapon, then her inspiring story needs to be told,” Jaju said. He also added that Malala is ‘positive’ about the film which will be 180 minutes long.
Most of the movie's sequences have already been shot and the remaining parts will be shot in northern India by next month. The film is expected to hit theatres in April 2015.
The cast of the movie includes a Bengali actor who will be playing the role of Malala followed by Mukesh Rishi, veteran actor Om Puri as General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and Divya Dutta as Malala’s mother. Jaju is also in talks with actor Atul Kulkarni to play Malala’s father, media reported.
Reportedly, the movie profits will be donated to the ‘Malala funds’.
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