Farhan Akhtar to back film made on India's Einstein

The Dil Dhadakne Do actor Farhan Akhtar is set to produce a film on India's Einstein Vashishtha Narayan Singh to commemorate one of the country's greatest mathematicians.

Mumbai: A film based on the life of world-famous mathematician late Vashishtha Narayan Singh will be produced under Farhan Akhtar's production banner Excel Entertainment.

Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the news about the upcoming project.

He wrote: "Biopic on #Indian mathematician Vashistha Narayan Singh announced... Directed by Neeraj Pathak... Produced by Excel Entertainment."

Helmed by the Gumnaam: The Mystery director Neeraj Pathak, the film will be bankrolled by Ritesh Sidhwani alongside The Sky Is Pink actor Farhan Akhtar.

The makers of the film on Tuesday have jointly made the announcement with the mathematician's family.

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According to the director, the forthcoming flick will make the audience experience the real-life depiction of Vasistha's life in the film.

He also announced the possibility of casting renowned actors including Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan.

Pathak also revealed that since the last two years, in order to write the biography, he has been visiting the village Basantpur in Bihar which happens to be the home state of the late mathematician.

He wished that it would have been better if the film would have been made when Vashistha was alive.

The film will be shot at Vashistha's ancestral home in Basantpur, and different locations related to his life including NASA, California.

The shooting of the film will begin this month.