Amish Tripathi's book, Legend Of Suheldev, to be made into a film — know more

Amish will jointly produce the film under his banner Immortal Studios along with Wakaoo Films and Casa Media. The film will be helmed by debutant director Senthil Kumar.

This is good news for all Amish Tripathi fans. His latest novel, Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India, is now being made into a feature film. The author will jointly produce the film under his banner Immortal Studios along with Wakaoo Films and Casa Media. The film will be helmed by debutant director Senthil Kumar. The cast of the film isn’t finalised yet.

The book is about a semi-legendary Indian king hailing from Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh, who vanquished Mahmud of Ghazni’s army in Bahraich.

Talking to FirstPost about the film adaptation, Amish said, “Maharaja Suheldev is one of India’s most consequential heroes from the 11th century, who is, sadly, relatively unknown to modern Indians. This tale carries a universal message of unity cutting across class, caste and religious barriers, a message that is particularly relevant for India today. Maharaja Suheldev’s story tells us that when we Indians are united, we are unbeatable. I am delighted that my book Legend of Suheldev is being converted into a movie to reach out to an even wider audience.”

In a past interview to Mint, the author spoke about myth and history. He said, “Bollywood has done some damage in this representation as well. In the Indian mind, British rulers are clearly white-skinned—played by a Tom Alter or a Bob Cristo—but they get a Ranvir Singh to play Alauddin Khilji or a Hritik Roshan to play Jalaluddin Akbar. Again, a subliminal message goes out that these rulers were all Indian Muslims. In reality, to Indian eyes, the Turks would have looked closer to the Chinese. So, it’s bizarre that in Indian movies Mongols are shown as having Chinese features, but Turks are shown as having Indian looks. It’s important to remember that Turks were foreigners from Central Asia who looked different from us. A part of the poison in India today is that the horrific crimes of Turkic invasion are associated with Indian Muslims. This is why I am driven to tell these stories. I hope the sunlight of truth will drive away this poison away.”