Former skipper Sourav Ganguly believes that Rajkummar Rao is the ideal choice to portray him in an upcoming biographical film, set to be released in theatres in December 2026. Ganguly, who played for the Indian cricket team from 1992 to 2008, mentioned that the filming will commence in January. “It’s going well. It will be released next December. Shooting starts in January. The pre-production, story writing and scripting takes a lot of time. And shooting doesn’t take that much time. It’s about 3 months and then the post-production takes time,” Ganguly was quoted as saying by PTI. Ganguly, who amassed 18,575 runs in Tests and ODIs and has 38 centuries to his name, dismissed the idea of leading the project himself. “I think the right person is doing it… I’ll help him with everything,” said the former player, who is considered one of India’s most successful captains. The official title and the director of the film are yet to be announced by the makers. (With inputs from PTI)