Indian Sports Live Updates: March 26 —Saina Movie Review, Cast, Tickets, Trailer, Reactions

Lead-up to Tokyo Olympics most important part of my life — Sanjeev Rajput

Experimenting with his style and technique, seasoned Indian shooter Sanjeev Rajput has termed the lead up to this year's Tokyo Olympics the "most important" phase of his life as he seeks to work on improving his performance in finals

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Football — Indian Women's League returns

The Bridge can confirm April 21st as the start date for the fifth edition of the Indian Women's League (IWL).

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How a 'fly' robbed Vijayveer Sidhu of an Olympic spot

Tragedy struck Vijayveer Sidhu during the final of 25m rapid fire pistol as a fly settled on his eyeshield which might have made him lose his concentration. Shooting first in the shoot-off, Sidhu could hit the target only once out of five shots and settled for a silver.

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Two more medals in morning at the ISSF World Cup

Sanjeev Rajput and Tejaswini Sawant won 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team gold followed by Vijayveer Sindhu who settled for silver in 25m rapid-fire final.

Why Parineeti Chopra replaced Shraddha Kapoor in 'Saina' biopic?

Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra is super excited to essay the role of Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal in her biopic. However, she wasn't the first choice for the role. Filmmaker Amole Gupte recently opened up about the reasons Kapoor exited Saina. He said that the actor's health issues at the time stopped her from giving 100 per cent to the role.

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Who plays the role of Parupalli Kashyap in Saina movie?

Hailing from the city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Eshan Naqvi was a very talented badminton player before he had to part ways with the sport due to a lower back injury. The son of a regional Sports Officer, Naqvi he travelled to Mumbai as a 13-year-old to attend a badminton camp under his coach Srikanth Vad and became a three-time Maharashtra state champion training under him.

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Saina movie director Amol Gupte clarifies poster logic

The director of Saina Nehwal's biopic, Amol Gupte lashed out at the speculation and the false news that was being portrayed in the light of the poster and was certainly aiming his message at trolls. He offered an explanation that mentioned the hand with the tri coloured sweatband is someone who aspires to reach the level of Saina.

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In case, you missed the trailer

Who plays younger Saina Nehwal in the movie 'Saina'?

Naishaa Kaur Bhatoye plays the role of little Saina in the film. Not only is Naishaa a brilliant actor, as one can judge from the glimpses of the trailer, but she is also one of India's brightest young prospects in the sport of badminton.

Naishaa started playing badminton at the age of just 7 and has since gone on to win quite a few tournaments in the country. The girl from Chembur is ranked Maharashtra state number 1 in the under-13 category and is a former Mumbai under-11 champion

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Cast of Saina Movie —

Parineeti Chopra, Manav Kaul, Eshan Naqvi, Meghna Malik, Subhrajyoti Barat, Ankur Vikal, Sharrman Dey, Rohan Apte