Siam to star in hindi film ‘In the Ring’

Siam Ahmed, is set to star in a hindi film titled ‘In the Ring: Story of a Burqa Boxer’ with the Bollywood stars Mithila Palkar and Jaaved Jaaferi.

According to the Hollywood magazine Variety, the film set in the female Muslim boxing community of Khidderpore, Kolkata, India, is a psychological thriller about Shama, a 17-year-old boxer who exchanges places with her double to fight in the national championship when she is framed in her aunt’s murder.

The cast also includes Razia Shabnam, one of the first Indian women to become an international boxing referee and coach.

The Hindi-language film will be directed by U.S.-based filmmaker Alka Raghuram, who previously directed the acclaimed documentary “Burqa Boxers,” about Muslim women boxers in Kolkata. The project is being produced by Sreyashii Sengupta for Singapore-based Darpan Global and Souvikk Dasgupta for Oriizon Global in India, with Los Angles-based Rick Ambros serving as executive producer.

Sengupta said: “Growing up in Kolkata and always searching for stories from my roots whilst in Singapore, I was unaware of this community of spirited women till I watched her documentary. The intensity and power of such a story then made into film gives it a voice like no other.”

Sengupta is currently at the Cannes Film Market to seek collaborators for the project in sales, distribution and co-production.

Siam Ahmed has recently garnered positive responses for his film ‘Shaan’ directed by M Raahim, which was released this Eid . His another film titled ‘Paap Punno’ directed by Gias Uddin Selim has released on Friday.