Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday confirmed that she will be playing the title role in an upcoming biopic movie. Kangana will don be playing the character of Bengali theatre personality Noti Binodini. Kangana on Wednesday took to her Instagram and stated that Noti Bindoni was the first female actor in British-occupied India. 'After reaching the heights of success she renounces everything and becomes a saint,' wrote Kangana sharing the photo of Noti Bindoni on Instagram.
Pradeep Sarkar will direct Kangana's upcoming biopic movie and Prakash Kapadia writes the film. For the unversed, Pradeep Sarkar has films such as Parineeta and Mardani to his credit, Prakash previously wrote Tanhanji, Black, Padmaavat, and The Unsung Warrior. Kangana during the press conference expressed her admiration for Pradeep Sarkar saying that this will be her first collaboration with the veteran director and therefore she is excited. "I am a very big fan of Pradeep Sarkaar ji and very happy for this opportunity. Also, this will be my first collaboration with Prakash Kapadia Ji and I am completely thrilled to be part of this remarkable journey with some of the greatest artists of this country," said Kangana during the press conference.
Now, for those wondering who is Noti Binodini, here's what we know so far-
Binodini Dasi also known as Noti Binodini, was an Indian Bengali actress. She started acting at the age of 12 and ended by the time she was 23, as she later recounted in her noted autobiography, Amar Katha (The Story of My Life) published in 1913. Born in a family of sex workers, Noti started doing theatre at the age of 12 and is known as one of the first stars of Bengali theatre. She was popularly known as Noti Binodini. Despite having a short career span of mere 11 years, she is credited with having created an excellent example for women in theatre and even introducing modern makeup techniques.
Binodini played many characters including those of Pramila, Sita, Draupadi, Radha, Ayesha, Kaikeyi, Motibibi, and Kapalkundala, among others. She was also one of the first South Asian theatre actors to have written her autobiography.