Mumbai: Actress Parineeti Chopra, who is all set to play Saina Nehwal on screen, will be visiting the home of the ace badminton player here for the first time, as part of the preparation for her role.
Wanting to get an insight into the ace shuttler's life, the Ishaqzaade actress said: "I want to become Saina. For that, I want to go to her house and see how she lives. We have met many times, but this time I want to go to her house, live like her and eat like her for a day."
She further added: "She has promised me that her mom will feed me the exact food that Saina eats. So I am excited to go to her house and live her life for one whole day."
In a series of posts, the actress has kept her fans updated with the development of the project as she gave a sneak peek of her prep sessions.
Directed by Amole Gupte, the Saina Nehwal biopic will be produced by T-series.
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Bollywood actors who are working on biopics have been known to make the extra effort to bring alive the character on screen.
In the recent past, actor Ranveer Singh spent 10 days with Kapil Dev, to prepare for his role of the Indian cricketer in 83.
Earlier, Priyanka Chopra Jonas spent time with boxer Mary Kom to essay the wrestler's life story.
