Actor John Abraham will be co-producing a biopic on Revathi Roy who is a much-acclaimed social entrepreneur and started Asia’s first women taxi service Hey Deedee and first-ever women last-mile delivery service too.
The JA Entertainment of john Abraham’s will collaborate Grewal’s Red Ice Films and Anil Bohra’s Vyka Entertainment co-produce Revathi Roy’s biopic. The film is in the pre-production stage for time being soon the shooting will start under the direction of Robbie Grewal.
“I’m very happy that we are producing this very upbeat story that combines the best of entrepreneurial twists with an extremely dramatic personal life. Revathi’s journey is that of a vivacious, funny, full of life, spirited woman who despite all odds has risen like a phoenix and has been continuously working towards empowering underprivileged women,” John quoted.
The storyline is the adaptation of the book ‘Who is Revathi Roy’ by author Swati Lodha. Revathi Roy quoted saying “I’m very happy that John, Robbie, and Anil have come together to tell a story which is not just my own but of every woman who was given a chance. Women are born fighters and an opportunity given to them never goes waste. All we need to provide is an ecosystem for them to flourish. In a small way, that is what my team and I have done.”
Earlier Roy decided to provide employment only to the women below the poverty line but today the lady is empowering many such women who are now efficiently and single-handedly fulfilling families’ needs. Revathi Roy was in Fortune India’s most powerful woman in 2019 is enabling women to live life with dignity and financial independence.