After her critically acclaimed directorial debut Margarita with a Straw, Shonali Bose is up with another amazing project on the motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary. For this ambitious film, the makers are deciding to cast Priyanka Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan in the lead. The duo has earlier starred in films like Drona, Dostana and Bluffmaster. Now, according to the reports in Mumbai Mirror, Dangal girl Zaira Wasim is being decided for the role of the braveheart. PC and Abhi are said to play the role of her parents.

A source informed the tabloid, “Zaira really liked the script and has given her nod to the project. Shonali is currently busy with the pre-production and is hoping to start shooting by the middle of this year in Mumbai. Priyanka and Abhishek will play parents to Zaira’s character."

For those who are unaware, Aisha had pulmonary fibrosis at the ripe age of just 13. She kept her spirit high despite this and went on to release the book named My Little Epiphanies. She gave some really inspirational speeches until she was 15 but breathed her last when she was just 18 on January 24, 2015.

Meanhwhile, Priyanka Chopra will be also seen in Salman Khan starrer Bharat which also has Disha Patani in the lead. On the other hand, Zaira recently tasted the success of her film Secret Superstar in India as well as China. Speaking of Abhishek Bachchan, he will be next seen in Manmarziyan along with Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal. It will be an interesting cast for the biopic and we can't wait for this bunch of talented people to collaborate.

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