Irrfan Khan & Priyanshu Chatterjee signed for gangster biopic

If news is to be believed, actors Irrfan Khan and Priyanshu Chatterjee are set to star in a biopic based on the life on gangster��Abu Salem.

The film will be directed by��Suvahhdan Angre about the film, where��Hindustan Times reported him��explaining, “The film would soon hit the floors. Chatterjee is currently going though rigorous training schedules to look like Salem. Irrfan would be roped in to play the role of CBI�۪s top officer DIG O P Chhatwal who was instrumental in extraditing the gangster from Portugal.”

The film will tell the story of Salem’s development from his home-town to becoming a part of Mumbai’s most notorious gangsters. “However, the main hero of the film is the CBI officer OP Chhatwal (Irrfan) who put in his best to bring back Salem to India from Portugal from where the gangster allegedly operated his underworld activities,” the director explained.

Salem is currently doing time in prison for numerous crimes including taking part in the 1993 bomb blasts.

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