Ekta Kapoor has roped in director Shree Narayan Singh to bring the life story of 'The Milk Man of India', Dr. Verghese Kurien, on screen.
The film will be backed by Kapoor's Balaji Motion Pictures. The social drama will be an adaptation of the book 'I Too Had A Dream' which chronicles the life of Kurien of which the film rights were acquired by Kapoor earlier.
“Balaji has always strived to bring interesting stories on screen, and the story of Dr. Verghese Kurien is not only engaging but extremely inspiring too. I am delighted to collaborate with Shree Narayan Singh to tell the story of a true visionary,” Ekta Kapoor said.
Director Shree Narayan Singh added: “The film will talk about not just making profits and being a huge enterprise but also Dr Kurien’s role in empowering general public, especially women at the grassroots level. Dr Kurien was a visionary businessman, philanthropist and a great human. He wanted to study nuclear engineering but ended up in the dairy industry.”
Dr. Verghese Kurien is known as the architect of India’s White Revolution, which made India one of the world’s largest milk producers.