Overview

• Mid-Day reports that Maniktala has been chosen for the title role, a claim echoed by Bollywood Hungama and Times Now, with official confirmation still awaited.
• The casting would reunite Nair with Maniktala following their collaboration on the BBC series A Suitable Boy in 2020.
• The period project, tentatively titled Amri, is planned to film across India, Hungary and parts of France.
• Reporting indicates the story will chart Sher-Gil’s artistic evolution and her relationships with Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Majithia, Viktor Egan, Yusuf Ali Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru.
• Nair has developed the film for roughly four years and is targeting a year-end start if schedules allow, with earlier approaches to Naseeruddin Shah, Vicky Kaushal and Jim Sarbh noted for key roles.