Harshvardhan Kapoor to essay Abhinav Bindra in biopic

Mumbai Sep 6 (IANS) Bollywood actor Harshvardhan Kapoor will play shooter Abhinav Bindra on the silver screen and says he is "stoked" to be chosen to essay the Olympic champion.

Harshvardhan on Tuesday shared a photograph of himself along with Bindra who won the country s first individual gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

"Beginnings are very special. Especially when you get to play a character that has made the nation proud on world stage. I am stoked to have been chosen to play Abhinav Bindra and hopefully will do justice to the man the legend! Like the man himself said Hard Work is a talent " he captioned the image.

Harshvardhan 26 who is the son of veteran actor Anil Kapoor made his debut in Bollywood with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra s "Mirzya".

He is currently shooting for Vikramaditya Motwane s upcoming film "Bhavesh Joshi" which is expected to release later this year.

--IANS
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