Saina Actress Parineeti Chopra Calls Badminton ‘Hectic And Difficult To Play’; Wants People To Respect It

After winning over the audience with her ‘comeback’ film The Girl on the Train, the gorgeous bundle of talent Parineeti Chopra is now gearing up for the release of her next project, Saina. Based on the life of Badminton player Saina Nehwal, the sports biopic has been directed by Amole Gupte and is all set to hit theatres on 26^th March. The actress will be seen in a never seen before avatar and the trailer, which was released some time back, has left fans super excited to see her as Saina.

Before Saina came her way, Parineeti felt she was choosing films and characters that were similar to one another. She was looking for a challenge and she found it in Saina. In a chat with Mid Day, she explained that she was looking for something to surprise everyone with, to do something she is not known for. Parineeti shared, “I am known as the happy girl-next-door , but that is not me. I wanted to show the real me on the big-screen. A sports biopic about a person who is still playing and known as the crazy tigress on court is something I was looking for.”

To look as good on screen as Saina does on court, the actress practiced day and night. While she initially thought that she can learn it just a couple of days, as we play cricket and badminton as kids, she soon realized that it was not that easy. She shared, “My personal goal with this film is for people to understand whatever the sport, do respect it. Badminton needs to be respected, because I don't know any sport that is as hectic and difficult to play as badminton, though the players make it look easy.”

Well, we completely agree with Pari and can’t wait to see her play like a pro on-screen!