Siddharth Roy Kapur to produce biopic on 'Bhule Bhatke Tiwari'

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ANI Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India]
Last Updated : Nov 29 2018 | 9:20 PM IST

Bollywood film producer Siddharth Roy Kapur is set to make a film on 'Bhule Bhatke Tiwari', a man who helped reunite people lost in Kumbh Mela.

Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to announce the news. He added that Bhule Bhatke Tiwari' a.k.a. late Rajaram Tiwari's son Umesh has taken up the responsibility to carry forward this unique legacy.

"Siddharth Roy Kapur to make a film on Kumbh Mela's famed 'Bhule Bhatke Tiwari', as Rajaram Tiwari was popularly called... He helped reunite people lost in Kumbh Mela... Umesh Tiwari, his son, now carries forward this distinctive legacy, " tweeted Adarsh.

Tiwari's work attained international recognition, after he started the 'lost and found' service in 1946 in Allahabad.

Siddharth of 'Dangal' fame is also producing 'The Sky is Pink' which stars Priyanka Chopra and Farhan Akhtar.

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First Published: Nov 29 2018 | 9:10 PM IST

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