Sushant Singh Rajput, who made his Bollywood debut with Abhishek Kapoor’s Kai Po Che, has been signed up to be a part of a series of 12 biopics of illustrious Indian personalities from Chanakya to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
A source said, “Rajput is all set to embark on a historical journey starting from 540 BC to 2015 AD, engaging his audience to an entire era spanning 2000 years celebrating the biggest of Indian geniuses. With 12 biopics in one season, all of which will star Sushant Singh Rajput, this series to be launched in 2019 is one of the first five entertainment intellectual properties of Innsaei, a venture recently launched by Sushant along with his business partner Varun.
The yet to be named series will showcase different magnitudes and shades of some prolific Indian personalities that have left significant marks in the world history with their efforts and intellect. It will manifest the lives of distinguished individuals right from the great political strategist Chanakya (540 BC) to renowned poet Rabindranath Tagore (1941) to our ex-president and an eminent scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam capturing interesting facets of their journeys.”
Varun Mathur, Founding Partner, Innsaei Ventures, said, “We are excited to bring to the audience a new series presenting the most magnificent stories of India.
These 12 geniuses have made a paramount contribution in forming the India that we live in today. Sushant has always been extremely passionate about learning new things and following the philosophies of these people, hence, he decided to bring them to life on screen.”
Sushant Singh Rajput will be next seen in Kedarnath and Son Chiriya.