Anurag Basu on Kishore Kumar biopic: So far, only Ranbir Kapoor and I are confirmed

Filmmaker Anurag Basu is grateful to Kishore Kumar’s family for being supportive even after the biopic on the legendary singer has seen much delay.

Filmmaker Anurag Basu has been working on the script for a biopic on late legendary singer Kishore Kumar for the longest time. And he has finalised actor Ranbir Kapoor for the titular role. Basu, who last worked with Ranbir in Jagga Jasoos this year, says there’s time before he can start shooting the film.

Filmmaker Anurag Basu wants to start working on the biopic on late legendary singer Kishore Kumar soon.

“Though the script is ready, we can’t just announce that we’re doing the film. It needs to be fool proof... There are certain legalities. We need permission and input from people associated with Kishore Kumar and mentioned in the film. [Otherwise] during the making or after the film releases, many might raise objections,” says Basu.

But there has been one thing that has been constant all this while and that’s the support from Kishore Kumar’s family. And Basu feels indebted to them for that. “Sumit [Kumar; son], Amit [Kumar; son], Leena [Chandavarkar; former wife] ji, Ruma [Guha Thakurta; former wife] ji, everyone is helping me in every way possible. I’m thankful to the family for being supportive. They want me to do the film even after so much delay,” he says.

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