Though, reports have been doing the rounds for the past few years of Shah Rukh Khan playing the legendary hockey player, Dhyan Chand onscreen, the superstar has reportedly denied the news.

"Don't believe what you read in the papers. I have also read that I am doing a film on Dhyan Chand," says Shah Rukh, laughing off the matter. He adds, "I have never been offered a film on Dhyan Chand. I have been reading about it in the papers," according to Hindustan Times.

It was in 2012, five years after SRK's blockbuster Chak De! India (2007) was released, when the news of SRK acting in the biopic of Dhyan Chand started streaming in. Although no official announcement was made , reports claimed that the actor was apparently producing the Dhyan Chand project too.

But the actor denies this too, saying, "I read in the papers that I am [producing it]. I don't know who is even making it."

Dhyan Chand is one among the greatest Indian hockey players. The sportsman's extraordinary feats in goal-scoring earned him three Olympic gold medals in three consecutive Olympic seasons in 1928, 1932 and 1936.

Biopics of other legends:

Mary Kom: Priyanka Chopra who is currently acting in a biopic on Mary Kom , which is set to release on Gandhi Jayanti 2 October 2014. The film is based on the life and struggle of five-time world champion and an Olympic winner Mary Kom.

"'Mary Kom' is the story of every woman who wants to be larger than she is meant to be. Inspiring to do every scene...can't believe only 15 days left to complete the film. It's been so tumultuous yet wonderful," Priyanka posted on her Twitter page, reported India Today.

The film is about Mary Kom's trials and tribulations, who was born to a landless farmer in a village in Manipur and her subsequent rise to mark herself as a legendary boxer, said Priyanka in a report.

Priyanka has also made several trips to Manipur, which is Mary Kom's homeland to observe, understand the struggles and sufferings of the famous boxer and get into her character better.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: A biopic of one of the best athlete and an Olympian's, Milkha Singh. The character of the world champion runner was played by Farhan Akhtar, who along with the film bagged several awards in 2014 after its release in 2013. The movie was produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.