Rajkummar Rao steps into the shoes of one of cricket’s most transformative captains in a biopic that arrives next summer. The film titled ‘Dada: The Sourav Ganguly Story’ will hit theatres on May 14th 2027, timed strategically during the extended holiday season to maximize audience reach. Today’s announcement coincided with Ganguly’s birthday which falls on July 8th serving as the perfect backdrop for unveiling the movie’s inaugural promotional image. The poster doesn’t shy away from the most explosive moment of Ganguly’s career: the legendary jersey raising at Lord’s in 2002 when India claimed an improbable victory in the NatWest Trophy final against England. That single gesture became far more than a celebration. It crystallised a fundamental shift in Indian cricket’s identity, signalling to the world that a new generation of players would compete with swagger and conviction. For devoted cricket enthusiasts worldwide, this moment encapsulated everything Ganguly represented as captain: resilience, audacity and an unshakeable self assurance that redefined how the nation approached the sport.
