National Award winner Vidya Balan is all set to play India's most controversial prime minister, Indira Gandhi, in a project based on journalist-author Sagarika Ghosh's book 'Indira: India's Most Powerful Prime Minister'. Releasing a statement, Balan said, “I am happy to have acquired the rights to the book, because I have always wanted to play Indira Gandhi. I haven't decided yet whether it should be a film or a web series, but that will take a while anyway.”
The book is a biographical portrait that addresses questions like why Gandhi revoked the Emergency, her son Sanjay's authority over her, her bad marriage, and love affairs. Happy about the contract, Ghosh tweeted, “Most excited to see 'Indira' on-screen!” She also revealed that adapting the book to a web series could also be a good option.
