Stephen Hawking, physicist and director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge, now has a biopic based on his singular life. The movie is less on physicist's contribution in science and more on his love life. In the film, everybody's favorite theoretical physicist could be seen facing a debilitating illness.

'The Theory of Everything' is the name of the biopic, which opens with Hawking. His character has been portrayed by Eddie Redmayne. The actor is known for his performance as Marius in Les Miserables alongside Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman. But this time he has stepped into the shoes of one of the smartest men in the world.

In the film, Hawking is a young nerd at university, where he woos his future wife Jane Wilde, played by Felicity Jones.

When Hawking was 21 years old, he was diagnosed with motor neuron disease. He was given a two-year prognosis for survival. 'The Theory of Everything' is based on his love life and his illness.

British film director James Marsh has directed the film, who is well known for documentaries like Man on Wire and Wisconsin Death Trip as well as fiction films. The plotline of the film has been adapted from the memoirs of Jane Hawking, Stephen Hawking's ex-wife.

The film has music, impressive dialogue and dewy photography. Redmayne has perfectly portrayed Hawking's character. To know everything about the scientist, Redmayne went to meet him.

About his meeting with Hawking, Redmayne said, "I met Stephen maybe four or five days before we started filming, which was an amazing experience. I'd spent four or five months preparing and so by this point - he has iconic status anyway".

According to the actor, it not easy for the scientist to speak because he uses muscle of eye to communicate, and this takes a long time to speak.