Deepika Padukone ‘would love’ to play Saina Nehwal onscreen

The actress spoke about her inclination towards bringing the life of the sportsperson alive on the sliver screen at an event on February 2.

Saina, who was also present at the award show, shared her wish to see Deepika bringing her a life on the camera in the forthcoming biopic through a live video chat.

When asked about her preference, she said: “Of course Deepika Padukone. She used to play badminton. Her father was a badminton player. I think she would do good justice to the role. I wish she could do the role.”

Filmmaker Amol Gupte is making a film on the Indian badminton champion.

Meanwhile, Saina shared the award with tennis champion Sania Mirza.