Abhishek Bachchan said Shah Khan Khan should make a movie on legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand as he looks like him.
The late Indian hockey player is remembered for his extraordinary goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals during an era where India was the most dominant team in the game.
Known as The Wizard for his superb ball control, Chand played his final international match in 1948.
“A sportsman whose life will be fantastic on screen is Major Dhyan Chand. It will be an unbelievable story. These are the stories that need to be told. I told Shah Rukh Khan [during filming for Happy New Year] to make a film on it and play the protagonist, because he looks a lot like him.
“If you see his photo [you] just need to change Khan’s hair a bit. Khan was a hockey player. I think he will be fantastic,” Bachchan said.
Multiple biopics on Chand have been in the pipeline and Khan was one of the choices to play the sporting hero on the big screen.
Khan has previously confirmed that he was approached for a movie based on the legendary sportsman.
Khan has been an athlete throughout his school and college life and has played hockey. During his school days Khan captained the football and hockey teams besides playing cricket at the zonal and national levels.
Bachchan, who owns kabaddi team, Jaipur Pink Panthers, said he plans to make a film on Chand. “I would love to do it in the future but not right now. The history of kabaddi is fantastic. It has origins in Mahabharatit which are 3,000 years old. So you can get a lot of exciting content but let it build, then we will think of making it. If you do it right now and if it doesn’t work then it becomes disappointing. So let kabaddi get that recognition and then I would love to do it,” Bachchan said.
