Saina (film)

Saina
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAmole Gupte
Written byAmole Gupte
Based onSaina Nehwal
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Sujay Jairaj
Rashesh Shah
StarringParineeti Chopra
CinematographyPiyush Shah
Edited byDeepa Bhatia
Music byAmaal Malik
Production
companies
T-Series Films
Front Foot Pictures
Distributed byCinestaan AA Distributors
Release date
  • 26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)[1]
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹26 crores[2]
Box office₹1.5 crore[2]

Saina is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film directed by Amole Gupte and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Sujay Jairaj and Rashesh Shah under the banner of T-Series and Front Foot Pictures. Based on the life of badminton player Saina Nehwal, the film stars Parineeti Chopra as Nehwal.[3][4]

The film was initially set to release in September 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[5] It was theatrically released on 26 March 2021 to mixed reviews with praise towards Chopra’s performance.[1]

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  2. ^ a b "Saina - Movie - Box Office India". Box. Office India. 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Parineeti Chopra starts her day at 5 am to prep for her role as Saina Nehwal!". Bollywood Hungama. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Parineeti Chopra: I want to do justice to the film and to Saina Nehwal". The Times of India. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Saina Nehwal Biopic: Badminton Star REACTS To Parineeti Chopra's UNSEEN Look From Film, Calls Pari Her 'Lookalike'". ABPLive. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.