First look: Manav Kaul as Saina Nehwal coach in her biopic

New Delhi : Manav Kaul has been roped in to play the character of Saina Nehwal's coach in the upcoming biopic. The actor is prepping hard for his character and wants to justify every bit of him in the movie.

He has now shared a picture of him where he can be seen holding the racket. Along with the picture, he captioned, "My first look as @nehwalsaina's Coach (respect) #SainaNehwalBiopic... hardworking @parineetichopra as Saina Nehwal... Directed by #AmoleGupte (sic)."

Replying to his picture, Saina Nehwal wrote, "Amazing." And he replied, "@nehwalsaina you have an amazing story to tell... I feel very lucky to be part of #sainanehwalbiopic. thank you."

Parineeti Chopra is playing the lead character of Saina Nehwal in the movie and she had been sharing her lot of pictures from the preparations on Instagram as well.

Recently, Parineeti Chopra had shared a picture with an injury she had received while preparing for her role in the movie. She wrote, "Dude. Me and the entire team of Saina have been taking so much care that I shouldn't get an injury, but shit happens. Will rest it as much as I can before I can start playing badminton again. #SainaNehwalBiopic (sic)."

The shooting for the movie will begin within a time duration of just a month. The biopic has been slated to release in 2020.