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Celina Jaitly Cast as Sister Nivedita in Ram Kamal Mukherjee Biopic

The July 4 announcement frames an international shoot slated to begin principal photography in early 2027 and positions the role as a personal comeback for Jaitly.

Overview

  • Producers publicly unveiled the project on July 4, 2026, confirming Celina Jaitly as the lead, Ram Kamal Mukherjee as director, Ipsita Acharya as screenwriter, and Aritra Das Creation with Assorted Motion Pictures as producers.
  • The film will trace Margaret Elizabeth Noble’s meeting with Swami Vivekananda in London, her 1898 move to Calcutta, and her work promoting girls’ education and women’s empowerment in India.
  • Makers plan an international production with shoots in Northern Ireland and in India, including Kolkata and Mumbai, and say principal photography is scheduled for early 2027 while remaining cast and key creative roles are still being finalized.
  • Jaitly describes the part as a calling and reconnects the role to a long personal link with Sister Nivedita’s legacy, and several outlets note her November 2025 divorce filing as background to her recent public profile.
  • The announcement follows director Mukherjee’s research into the Ramakrishna–Vivekananda milieu and was timed to Swami Vivekananda’s death anniversary, signaling the film’s emphasis on the spiritual and historical context of Nivedita’s life.