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After making a film on the hard hitting
reality of the Kuwait evacuation, Raja
Krishna Menon is all set to tell yet another
real story. In earlier reports we had
mentioned that the film will feature Shahid
Kapoor in the role of a boxer. Now we hear
that it will be inspired by the life of real life
boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh aka Dingko
Singh.
Ngangom Dingko Singh, who hails from
Manipur, was the first and only Asian gold
medal winner boxer from India in the
Bantamweight category. Being a former
Indian Navy officer, he was also awarded
with the highest civilian honor Padma Shri
in the year 2013. But his story is much
beyond that. He is also a cancer survivor but
he has struggled to fight the ailment not
just physically but also financially.
In recent reports, Shahid Kapoor spoke
about how he was impressed with the
story of Dingko Singh whom he considers
as one of the forgotten heroes of the
country. Speaking about the same, Shahid
stated that he is one of the superstars that
the world isn't much aware of. Elaborating
on his story, the actor revealed that Dingko
has undergone 13 rounds of chemotherapy
when he was suffering from cancer. He also
reminisced about how Singh believes that
his biggest win was fighting cancer and
not winning a gold medal at the young age
of 19.
He further maintained that when Gautam
Gambhir became of the condition that
Dingko Singh is undergoing in 2017, he
immediately decided to help him by sending
out money. Followed by that, when people
became more and more aware of who the
boxer was, there were 13 doctors who
came together to help him in his battle with
his cancer. Shahid also thinks that Singh has
one of the most intriguing stories to tell,
from a boxer to someone who almost
turned Naxalite to a cancer survivor; his
journey is a compilation of a lot of stories
that needs to be told.
Shahid Kapoor has already started with the
prep for the film. While he is juggling
between the promotions of Batti Gul Meter
Chalu and the shoot of Arjun Reddy
currently, he is expected to kick off the
biopic on Dingko Singh by the end of this
year.
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/revealed-shahid-kapoor-play-boxer-dingko-singh-raja-krishna-menons-film/.
reality of the Kuwait evacuation, Raja
Krishna Menon is all set to tell yet another
real story. In earlier reports we had
mentioned that the film will feature Shahid
Kapoor in the role of a boxer. Now we hear
that it will be inspired by the life of real life
boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh aka Dingko
Singh.
Ngangom Dingko Singh, who hails from
Manipur, was the first and only Asian gold
medal winner boxer from India in the
Bantamweight category. Being a former
Indian Navy officer, he was also awarded
with the highest civilian honor Padma Shri
in the year 2013. But his story is much
beyond that. He is also a cancer survivor but
he has struggled to fight the ailment not
just physically but also financially.
In recent reports, Shahid Kapoor spoke
about how he was impressed with the
story of Dingko Singh whom he considers
as one of the forgotten heroes of the
country. Speaking about the same, Shahid
stated that he is one of the superstars that
the world isn't much aware of. Elaborating
on his story, the actor revealed that Dingko
has undergone 13 rounds of chemotherapy
when he was suffering from cancer. He also
reminisced about how Singh believes that
his biggest win was fighting cancer and
not winning a gold medal at the young age
of 19.
He further maintained that when Gautam
Gambhir became of the condition that
Dingko Singh is undergoing in 2017, he
immediately decided to help him by sending
out money. Followed by that, when people
became more and more aware of who the
boxer was, there were 13 doctors who
came together to help him in his battle with
his cancer. Shahid also thinks that Singh has
one of the most intriguing stories to tell,
from a boxer to someone who almost
turned Naxalite to a cancer survivor; his
journey is a compilation of a lot of stories
that needs to be told.
Shahid Kapoor has already started with the
prep for the film. While he is juggling
between the promotions of Batti Gul Meter
Chalu and the shoot of Arjun Reddy
currently, he is expected to kick off the
biopic on Dingko Singh by the end of this
year.
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/revealed-shahid-kapoor-play-boxer-dingko-singh-raja-krishna-menons-film/.
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