Not Parineeti Chopra but Ileana D'Cruz approached for Uzma Ahmed biopi

A biopic on Uzma Ahmed has been in the
planning stages for the last few months.
Naam Shabana director Shivam Nair will
helm the project and Uzma too has given
her consent to the filmmaker. Ritesh Shah
(Pink, Raid) is writing the film. There were
talks about Parineeti Chopra being offered
the film, but now we can confirm that it's
not her who has been approached for the
role. The makers have zeroed in on
another heroine for the biopic.
Reveals our source, "Shivam is in talks
with Ileana D'Cruz to play Uzma. The
director met the actress and Ileana loved
the idea. She knew about Uzma and is
really excited to play her. Currently, the
modalities are being worked out.''
Nair confirms the news, saying, "Yes, I
want Ileana in my film. I have met her and
she liked the idea. We got the material,
met Uzma, and did the research and
development. Right now, we are fine-
tuning the script with the information we
have and once it's ready, we will narrate it
to Ileana. Around 20-25 days from now,
the script will be completely ready. About
Ileana, he says, "I feel Ileana is right for
this role. She has the perfect mix of
innocence and confidence. We needed
both these qualities for Uzma's character.
ABOUT UZMA
Uzma Ahmed, an Indian national, fell in
love with Tahir Ali, a Pakistani citizen,
whom she met in Malaysia. She travelled to
Pakistan to meet him, only to find out that
the man she loved was already married
with four children. What followed was a
forced wedding at gunpoint and sexual
assault. It was then that Uzma escaped to
the Indian High Commission, who then
reached out to Indian external affairs
minister Sushma Swaraj. On hearing the
news, Sushma made sure that Uzma
returned to her home safely.

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