With
Biopics becoming the best beat at the box office it is reported that filmmaker
Boney Kapoor will be paying his ode to Sultana Daku, the popular bandit of the
pre independence era who was the Indian version of Robinhood.
During
the British era when the feudal system was plundering the poor Indians, Sultana
Daku came to their rescue like a messiah. He looted the feudal landlords and
the rich and helped the underprivileged.
Sultana
Daku had become such an annoyance to the British police that like mad dogs the
British police hunted him but he would not be traced. Sultana Daku had become a
thorn in the throat of the British. The media was blazed with his daring
stories how he coned the British police.
Sultana
Daku hated the British so much that he had named his dog Rai Bahadur, while
Sultana’s loyalty to Mother India can be gauged from the fact that he had named
his horse, Chetak, similar to the name of freedom fighter Maharana Pratap’s
horse. Eventually he was arrested by the British and hanged to death.
What
makes Sultana Daku’s story inspirational is that unlike other famed dacoits
like Phoolan Devi and Nirbhay Gujjar who turned dacoits to avenge the
humiliation that they suffered, Sultana took to gun to fight and protect the
deprived and downtrodden.
According
to reports Boney Kapoor has acquired rights of the celebrated novel ‘The
Confession Of Sultana Daku’ penned by Sujit Saraf's novel, that deals with
story of Sultana Daku in detail.
Insider’s
claims after the success of TEVAR, GUNDAY and ISHAQZAADE, Boney Kapoor wishes
to exploit the action image of his son Arjun Kapoor hence he has opted for an
action thriller and what better than SULTANA DAKU.
The
character is tailor made for Arjun Kapoor taking into account his height, body
and his flair for stunts.
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