With his latest flick, Badhaai Ho still running strong in cinema halls, director Amit Sharma has his eyes trained on his next, a biopic on former football coach, Syed Abdul Rahim. Apart from being delighted to revisit a sport he admires, Sharma finds comfort in the fact that his leading man, Ajay Devgn is one who can seamlessly mould himself into any character.

"Ajay sir can play a vast range of roles. He is extremely fit, so we should sail through the film, comfortably," he says, alluding to the physical preparation that will be demanded of the actor. Also priding the fact that Devgn scores points with his knack of acing a drama, he says, "There is no one other than him who can nail the emotional [quality] that a character like this demands. I have met him a few times. He is a great listener and has a zest to find new stories and refreshing characters."