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John Abraham to star in boxer Hawa Singh’s biopic
John Abraham has already grabbed a lot of attention due to his acting skills. The actor who will be seen next in Dishoom is gearing up for the biopic on Captain Hawa Singh. Yes! John Abraham is set to play the six-foot-one boxer.
As per the reports, John is the only one who can play Captain Hawa Singh as he was a Giant both inside the ring and off it. Sam Fernandez, former COO of Vidhu Vinod Chopra who enjoyed a stint with 20th Century Fox, has bought the rights to Hawa Singh's story.
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He will produce the film with his partner, John and a studio. "The director will be finalised by July and the film is expected to roll in October," adds the source. Sam confirmed the news, "Yes, I am making a biopic on Captain Hawa Singh." John says “We both are six-foot-one and weigh 94 kgs. His son Sanjay Singh,daughter-in-law and two grand kids came to see me. I’ve not signed it but the family, Sam and I are all very excited about the project.”
The source added, ''They plan to shoot in Delhi, Vaishnodevi, Haryana, including his village Umarvas, and Thailand. They will also use actual boxers, will fly them down from Pakistan, Bangladesh and other countries. This is not the story of an underdog but a champ who was never defeated in the ring but lost to politics, with a love story woven in."
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