Ronnie Screwvala and Abhishek Chaubey are collaborating again, to bring the story of hockey legend Dhyan Chand to the big screen. The story of the film is being written for over a year by Supratik Sen and Abhishek. The casting is being finalized and a renowned actor is expected to come on board to play the titular role.

Dhyan Chand celebrated as ‘The Wizard’ represented the Indian hockey team from 1925 to 1949, scoring over 1500+ goals in the 185 matches he played as a center forward during his international career, which includes 3 Olympic Gold Medal wins in 1928,1932 and 1936. He was felicitated with the Padma Bhushan in 1956 and his birth anniversary on August 29, is celebrated as the National Sports Day.

Director, Abhishek Chaubey shared that they had done a massive amount of research for the film. Every achievement of his life deserves a separate story in itself.

Padma Bhushan Dhyan Chand’s son, Ashok Kumar- Olympic medalist and winning goal scorer in the 1975 World Cup Hockey- is elated to bring to fore the sporting icon his father has been.

The film will hit theatres in 2022.