'She never gave up on tennis despite her injury and that connects me to a great sportsperson like Sania'
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he would like to produce a movie made on tennis star Sania Mirza because it will be an inspiring story.
"Whenever there is a movie made on Sania, I think it will be very inspiring and it will be fantastic," Khan said after launching Sania's autobiography, titled 'Ace Against Odds' in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
"And I don't know... ask her if she will let me play her love interest. But, I will produce it for sure," he said in a lighter vein.
Shah Rukh also expressed hope that Indian sports films will soon be able to make a mark on the international platform.
"Somewhere down the line, when sportswomen and sportsmen films are made we feel extremely patriotic, also from whichever part of the world they are made. When it's an Indian sportsperson you will feel for the country," he noted.
"We as a country somehow, perhaps, apart from a few sports we have never made a mark internationally. Inshah Allah...that will happen very soon...as things are progressing," Khan said.
He said Sania's book will be quite inspirational.
"I think the book like this will obviously inspire a lot of us. Nothing can come in the way and there can be no obstacles when you have determination. I genuinely believe this. I have always followed her (Sania's) career and she has brought so much freshness and so much beauty to all the sports lovers like me," the 50-year-old actor said.
Appreciating Sania's grit, determination and love for the sport to rise to the top ranking in doubles her injury, he said, "She (Sania) had an injury and she could not continue with the singles career but she twisted it around and she became the No.1 in doubles.
"All this stuff means she is not giving up the love for sports...and that connects me to a great sportsperson like Sania and every time Sania loses somewhere...she represents our country...I think all of us lose a little bit," Khan said.
"We all will take away something fantastic from this book...we all will have some learning lesson. Her experiences are very vital and to under stand how you fight against things which are going against you," he said, adding that she's just truly absolutely inspiring and there should also be a part-two of this book.
