Mumbai,Aug 04: Life and times of legendary playback singer Kishore Kumar is being brought alive on celluloid.

The film is to be directed by Shoojit Sarkar and produced by UTV.

The film will be made on a big scale, sources said here today. It is being scripted by Renzil D`Selva,who wrote Rang De Basanti.

The late singer`s wife Leena Chandavarkar and sons Amit and Sumit Kumar have given their consent for the project.

The project will be officially announced after the casting and other formalities are completed.

The announcement of the film has been made from the singer`s family on Monday to commemorate the 79th birth anniversary of Kishore Kumar.

Bureau Report