After Badhaai Ho, director Amit Sharma to make a sports biopic with this iconic Star

Mumbai, March 1: 'Badhaai Ho' director Amit Sharma says he will start shooting for his next film -- a sports biopic along with actor Ajay Devgn, around May or June.

Sharma was interacting with the media at ITCH Summit 2019.
His next film will focus on the golden years of Indian football between 1951 and 1962. Ajay will play the role of Syed Abdul Rahim who was a coach and manager of the Indian national football team.

Sharma said: "My next film is a football-related film. It's a period film... we will start shooting of the film in the next two to three months around May or June."

On the gradual audience acceptance of high-on-content films, Sharma said: "I think it's a really nice time for cinema. We are getting to hear and watch good and unconventional stories and I am happy that those films are doing well at the box office. I think people are going to theatres to watch those films, that's why they are doing good business.

"In fact, the audience is giving us a message that keep making a good film based on good stories."

Sharma believes no one can teach filmmaking and acting to anybody.

"It's either there inside you or it isn't. It's just that you need to tap the right points and decide where it is taking you."

As a director, Sharma made his directorial debut with "Tevar", featuring Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha. But it failed to impress the audience.

But his second film "Badhaai Ho" did very well.