Farhan Akhtar to play Pt Ravi Shankar in ‘The Beatles’ biopic

Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar is all set to play the position of sitar icon Pt Ravi Shankar in filmmaker Sam Mendes’ formidable four-part biopic on ‘The Beatles’, slated to launch in theatres in April 2028. On Thursday, ‘Sony Photos’ shared a brand new casting announcement for ‘The Beatles: A 4-Movie Cinematic Occasion’ on social media. It included Farhan, who will probably be seen as Pt Ravi Shankar. The sitar legend was a great pal of The Beatles and even hosted them throughout their go to to India within the Seventies. The movie can even function Lucy Boynton as Jane Asher, Paul McCartney’s fiancée, Morfydd Clark as Cynthia Powell, John Lennon’s first spouse and Harry Lawtey as Stuart Sutcliffe, the unique drummer of ‘The Beatles’. This will probably be Farhan’s main Hollywood enterprise after he made a cameo look within the 2022 present ‘Ms. Marvel’.

‘The Beatles’ had been shaped in 1960 by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The legendary band, which gifted the world timeless hits like ‘I Need to Maintain Your Hand’ and ‘Yesterday’, finally disbanded in 1970, bringing an finish to a defining chapter in music historical past. Within the upcoming biopic, Paul Mescal will painting Paul McCartney, Harrison Dickinson will step into the position of John Lennon, Barry Keoghan will play Ringo Starr and Joseph Quinn will essay George Harrison.

The music of Indian maestro Ravi Shankar had a profound affect on ‘The Beatles’, significantly George Harrison, who realized to play the sitar below his steerage. The band famously included Indian devices into a number of songs, together with ‘Norwegian Wooden’ and ‘Inside You With out You’. Shankar and Harrison remained shut buddies till the tip of Harrison’s life and likewise collaborated on the historic live performance for Bangladesh on August 1, 1971.

Mendes is thought for acclaimed movies resembling ‘American Magnificence’, ‘Revolutionary Highway’ and the James Bond blockbusters ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Spectre’. He has undertaken the formidable venture of directing a four-part movie sequence on the long-lasting British band. Every instalment will probably be instructed from the attitude of one of many 4 members. In the meantime, Farhan was final seen within the battle drama ‘120 Bahadur’, which tanked on the field workplace.