Aditi Rao Hydari and Paige Sandhu to lead Indo-UK co-production ‘Sherni’

Mumbai (Best Hindu News): Aditi Rao Hydari and Indian-origin British actress Paige Sandhu will soon be seen sharing screen space in the upcoming film ‘Sherni’. The film was announced at the India Pavilion of the ongoing Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday.

Written and directed by Kajri Babbar, the film will tell the story of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, granddaughter of the great Maharaja Ranjit Singh and granddaughter of Queen Victoria. She was one of the leaders of the suffrage movement in the UK and also advocated for the rights of women and children.

Paige Sandhu will play the role of Sophia. Playing the role of Princess Sophia Dalip Singh is an honor and a dream come true, the actress said in a statement. I really hope to do justice to his incredible story. Playing the role of Princess Sophia Dalip Singh is an honor and a dream come true. I am too humbled to portray such a person. I really hope to do justice to his incredible story.

While Sophia’s story is rooted in history, the other story is a fictionalized account of Mehak Kaur, an educated, married immigrant woman living in 1990s Southall. Mehak unfolds a fascinating tale of women’s liberation and empathy in contemporary times. The two stories take place in different eras, highlighting grit, determination and compassion.

Aditi Rao Hydari will play the role of Mehak Kaur in the film. She said, I was immediately drawn to the story, which brought to the screen the life and legacy of an extraordinary woman; A story lost in history. While Princess Sofia is a heroine in the truest sense, Mehak is an equally strong character whose journey parallels that of Lioness in the present.

Inspired by the research of historian Peter Bains who discovered the story of Princess Sophia Duleep, the film will be produced by Vivek Rangachari, Vaishali Patil, Faraj Ahsan, Claire Cahill and Ajit Pal Singh (Executive Producer). The film has been certified by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the British Film Institute (BFI). Peter is one of the film’s executive producers.

English Heritage will unveil a plaque commemorating the Punjabi suffragette princess at Hampton Court UK on 26 May. The London Blue Plaque scheme celebrates notable figures and the places where they lived and worked. The unveiling will be followed by a celebratory reception at the Palace by Babbar Movies and the Anglo Punjab Heritage Foundation.

NFDC MD Prithul Kumar said, Hearty congratulations on the co-production under the India-UK treaty. The films being made under co-production are doing very well! All the best to this movie!

Members of English Heritage, British Parliament, representatives of the Indian and UK film industries, historian and author OBE Gurinder Chadha will be the keynote speakers at the event.