Parineeti Chopra Unveils Saina Release Date

Basking in the success of The Girl On The Train, actress Parineeti Chopra drops the first look poster of her next release, Saina, the film will hit the theatres on 26th March. Saina, a biopic on ace badminton player Saina Nehwal, is scheduled for a theatrical release on 26th March 2021. The film has been directed by Amol Gupte, who has helmed acclaimed movies such as Stanley Ka Dabba and Hawa Hawaai.
Parineeti Chopra dropped the poster and release date on her social media. She captioned it, “SAINA! In cinemas 26th March @nehwalsaina #AmoleGupte @manavkaul @eshan.naqvi #BhushanKumar #DeepaBhatia @sujay.jairaj #RaseshShah #KrishanKumar @amaal_mallik @manojmuntashir @kunaalvermaa @tseries.official @tseriesfilms #FrontFootPictures #AGCPL #Saina”

Saina was earlier supposed to be headlined by Shraddha Kapoor, who exited the project due to scheduling issues. This will be Chopra’s second theatrical release for March, after Dibakar Banerjee’s Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar. Also starring Arjun Kapoor, the film is scheduled to open on March 19.

Saina is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Sujay Jairaj and Rashesh Shah under the banner of T-Series and Front Foot Pictures. The film is based on the life of Badminton player Saina Nehwal.

Initially, Shraddha Kapoor had signed the film to play Nehwal’s role, but she opted out of the film due to scheduling conflicts. The film was initially set to release in September 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. It is now scheduled to have a theatrical release on 26 March 2021.

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