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Biopic on Mother teresa

in the Making

The film is likely to go on floor by end of this year and will release in 2020, reports Tehelka Bureau
A
biographical drama film
on Saint Mother Teresa,
the founder of Mission-
aries of Charity, is in the
making. It will be directed
by Seema Upadhyay, who has also
penned the script. The project’s cast
and crew will feature both Hollywood
and Bollywood artistes, the makers
have revealed in a statement. They
said they met with Sister Prema Mary
Pierick, current Superior General of
the Missionaries of Charity, and Sister
Lynne in Kolkata recently to take their
blessings for the project.
“We visited the charity of mission-
aries in Kolkata and the experience
was surreal. Mother Prema prayed Hail
Mary and seeked devine guidance for
the film. They also blessed the whole
team for their protection, completion
and success of the film with the firm
belief that it will bring peace and light The biographical “delighted and happy” to make a film
to everyone associated with this film,” about the “global icon”. They added in
Upadhyay said in a statement. drama film will be the press statement, “We hope we will
The project will be produced by do justice and will be able to spread the
Pradeep Sharma, Nitin Manmohan, produced by Pradeep message for peace, love and humanity
Girish Johar & Prachi Manmohan. “We Sharma, Nitin that Mother Teresa stood for.”
are extremely delighted and happy to The biopic has the clearance of Sis-
produce the official biopic on Mother Manmohan, Girish ter Prema Mary Pierick, who currently
Teresa — the great saint, who is known Johar and Prachi heads the Missionaries of Charity. “We
to the entire world for her nobelity and visited the charity of missionaries in
charity. Manmohan Kolkata and the experience was sur-
“She is a global icon & we will real,” the press release said. “Mother
ensure to leave no stone unturned to Prema prayed Hail Mary and seeked
meet her international stature and pay to India in 1929 at the age of 19 and divine guidance for the film.”
our tribute to the noble soul. We hope worked as a teacher for many years Previous films on the Roman
we will do justice and will be able to while also taking her vows as a nun. Catholic saint include the television
spread the message for peace, love and She set up the Missionaries of Charity productions Mother Teresa: In the
humanity that Mother Teresa stood in Kolkata in 1950, the same year she Name of God’s Poor (1997) and Mother
for,” the producers said. The film will became an Indian citizen. In 1979, she Teresa of Calcutta (2003) and the 2014
go on floor by end of this year and will was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. American drama The Letters, starring
release in 2020. She was canonised in September 2016, Juliet Stevenson.
Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 19 years after her death.
present-day Macedonia, she came The producers said they were letters@tehelka.com

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