Jagga Reddy proposes Telugu film on Sonia Gandhi

Congress leader T Jayaprakash Reddy, known as Jagga Reddy, has proposed making a Telugu film about Sonia Gandhi’s life and political career, drawing on her autobiography. The project remains a proposal, with final plans yet to be announced.

Reddy announced the idea at a Congress workers meeting in Sangareddy, according to one account, and said he wanted party leaders and workers to support the production. A separate account said he would discuss the proposal with Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president B Mahesh Kumar Goud before announcing final plans.

The film is described as an adaptation of Gandhi’s autobiography, Belonging: A Journey of Love. Reddy said the story would cover different stages of her personal life and political career. One account outlined proposed themes including her role as a mother, the deaths of Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, and her emergence as a political figure. These are descriptions of the intended narrative, not details of a completed screenplay.

At the workers meeting, constituency Congress convenor Julakanti Anjaneyulu pledged Rs 2 crore toward production. Reddy also proposed a 50-member...