Just after weeks since British based actor Sophie Okonedo confirmed to have been cast to play Winnie Mandela, on a BBC drama titled ‘Mrs Mandela’ film about Winnie Madikizela-Mandeal liefs. News surfaced, that Oscar winner and first time mother Jennifer Hudson will also  play the role of this South African activist and former wife of Nelson Mandela.

The Darrell J. Roodt, Paul L. Johnson and Andre Pieterse  film is based on a biography written by Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob .Production is set to take place May 2010, in Robben Island where South Africa’s first black president was held. The film will mostly capture the 72 year old’s  journey during apartheid, from all her falls and rises.

Jennifer Hudson was released a statement saying that ” I was compelled and moved when I read the script, Winnie Mandela is a complex and extraordinary woman and I’m honored to be chosen to portray her. This is a powerful part of history that should be told”.