Karan Johar Announces Biopic Based On C. Sankaran Nair's Audacity And His Work To Reveal Truth About Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Filmmaker Karan Johar is prepared to produce a biopic on C. Sankaran Nair, who fought against the British Raj to unwrap the truth about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The upcoming project draws on the book 'The Case That Shook The Empire' written by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat. Raghu Palat is the great-grandson of C. Sankaran Nair.

Declaring the news, Karan on Tuesday took to social media and wrote, "Extremely excited and honoured to be bringing the untold story of C. Sankaran Nair, a historic man to the big screens."

Karan Singh Tyagi will direct the movie. The details of the cast have not yet revealed. The film will go on floors soon. A note from Dharma Productions was shared on Instagram. It read, "This film unravels the legendary courtroom battle that Sankaran Nair fought against the British Raj to uncover the truth about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Sankaran Nair's bravery ignited the freedom struggle across the country and is a testament to the power of fighting for the truth."

For the unversed, C. Sankaran Nair was the former President of the Indian National Congress and a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.