Slumdog Millionaire and Bajrangi Bhaijaan makers sign Ashok Rajamani memoir “The Day My Brain Exploded” for film adaptation
According to Variety, producers Tabrez Noorani of Slumdog Millionaire and Amar Butala of Bajrangi Bhaijaan have agreed to work on the movie version of Ashok Rajamani‘s novel “The Day My Brain Exploded.”
The publication claims that the adaptation tells the remarkable survival tale of Rajamani, a first-generation Indian American who had to overcome significant mental and physical obstacles after suffering a devastating brain hemorrhage at the age of 25 during his brother’s wedding.
According to Variety, the book has made history as the first South Asian American memoir of its sort to address racism, disability, and cultural taboos.
This project will be produced by Noorani, who has produced the studio blockbusters “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Million Dollar Arm,” and “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,” in addition to movies like “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Life of Pi.”
According to Variety, the producer previously directed the human trafficking thriller “Love, Sonia,” which starred Freida Pinto and Demi Moore.
“I’m excited to adapt ‘The Day My Brain Exploded’ because it’s a story that captures the very essence of what it means to rebuild yourself when everything seems lost,” the producer stated, expressing his enthusiasm about the project. It is an amazing story to depict on television because of its emotional depth, sensitivity, and victory over hardship. According to Variety, “It’s about the emotional and psychological journey of finding meaning in the aftermath, not just about surviving a physical trauma.”
Bollywood veteran producer Butala, whose credits include “Bajrangi Bhaijaan,” one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films ever, is joining the project.
“Bringing ‘The Day My Brain Exploded’ to the big screen makes me very happy. This isn’t your typical medical tale. Variety cited Butala as saying, “It’s an opportunity to tell a very personal, yet universally relatable story, one that combines cultural richness with raw human experience in a way that’s never been seen before.”
