Katrina Kaif is playing PT Usha…and we can’t help but wonder about the casting

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Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif is all set to play legendary Indian sprinter PT Usha who is often called the “queen of Indian track and field”. Although she hasn’t announced her association with the project as of now.

The news was first reported by Pinkvilla and will be directed by Revathy S Varma. Katrina Kaif has kept herself quite busy recently with last two appearances in Zero and Thugs of Hindostan. She is all set to appear in the upcoming movie Bharat, alongside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan which is set to release on June 5.

PT Usha is one of the most popular athletes in India and has represented India in numerous tournaments throughout the world. She has won a total of 101 medals, represented India at the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles and was awarded Padma Shri and Arjuna award.

According to Pinkvilla, “Revathy flew down from Bengaluru to meet Katrina a couple of weeks back in Mumbai for another narration. Katrina has liked the script and is probably going to give a nod to the film which is going to be her first biopic in her entire film career“.

Apparently, the movie role was also offered to Priyanka Chopra, but she couldn’t take it because she had already committed herself to another biopic ‘Mary Kom’.

Although many fans are concerned if Katrina Kaif is a suitable actor to play the role of PT Usha, fans had a similar reaction to Priyanka Chopra playing the role of boxing legend Mary Kom, but she played her brilliantly and the movie ended up being a hit at the box office and fans adored her performance. It’s the strength of performance and not the appearance that matters.

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