‘Belonging’ to big screen: Telangana Congress plans Sonia Gandhi biopic

For the project, Sangareddy Congress constituency convener Julakanti Anjaneyulu announced a contribution of Rs 2 crore.

Hyderabad: Congress leaders and workers from Sangareddy Assembly Constituency, Telangana, are planning to produce a biopic on Sonia Gandhi based on her ‘Belonging’ memoir.

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working president T Jagga Reddy announced the plan a day after the release of Sonia Gandhi’s autobiography, “Belonging: A Journey of Love.”

Addressing a gathering of Congress leaders and workers, Jagga Reddy said that party members from the constituency would jointly fund and produce the film.

For the project, Sangareddy Congress constituency convener Julakanti Anjaneyulu announced a contribution of Rs 2 crore.

50-member committee

In order to manage the film’s production and arrangements, Jagga Reddy has proposed a 50-member committee.

For the formal launch of the shooting, he added that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud would be invited.

Sonia Gandhi’s journey to feature in biopic based on ‘Belonging’

As per the plan, the proposed film will show various phases of Sonia Gandhi’s life. The biopic will also include her family background and political career.

According to Jagga Reddy, the biopic will show her life as the daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, wife of Rajiv Gandhi, and mother of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

It will also highlight the assassinations of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

Speaking about Sonia Gandhi’s political decisions, Jagga Reddy said she had never been interested in becoming Prime Minister.

He recalled that in 2004, when several Congress leaders wanted her to take the top post, she chose Manmohan Singh to become Prime Minister.

Apart from announcing the biopic, Jagga Reddy said Congress workers would receive copies of Sonia Gandhi’s autobiography.

The party plans to purchase and distribute the book among its cadres so they can learn about her personal life, challenges and political journey.