India News Highlights, 12 November 2026: Telangana Congress leader Reddy plans film based on Sonia Gandhi’s memoir

Reddy said he plans to shoot the film in Delhi and Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, where former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.

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"We decided to make a picture based on Sonia ji's book. We thought of making it in Telugu, Hindi and all other languages," Reddy told PTI. (PTI Photo)

Former Telangana MLA and Congress leader T Jayaprakash Reddy said he is planning to make a film based on former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s recently released memoir, ‘Belonging’.

“We decided to make a picture based on Sonia ji’s book. We thought of making it in Telugu, Hindi and all other languages,” he told PTI.

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Reddy said he plans to shoot the film in Delhi and Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, where former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.

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Nov 12, 2026 06:57 PM IST
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Former Telangana MLA and Congress leader T Jayaprakash Reddy said he is planning to make a film based on former Congress president Sonia Gandhi's recently released memoir, 'Belonging'.

"We decided to make a picture based on Sonia ji's book. We thought of making it in Telugu, Hindi and all other languages," he told PTI.

Reddy said he plans to shoot the film in Delhi and Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, where former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.

-Inputs from PTI

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