Nawazuddin Siddiqui can be a chameleon when it comes to his films. If he was Saadat Hasan Manto a few months back when the Nandita Das film’s first look landed, last night he transformed into Balasaheb Thackeray. The actor is playing the role of Shiv Sena leader in a biopic and his transformation is shocking.
The signature style of Thackeray has also been shown in the teaser. Starring Nawazuddin in the titular role, the biopic penned by Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, will be directed by Abhijit Panse. The one-minute-and-forty-second-long teaser opens dramatically and the first shot we see is that of an infant wailing in what seems to be a poorly structured area. The toddler’s wails are soon drowned as people rush past it to torch the place.
The film is written by journalist and Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut. The movie will be shot in Hindi and Marathi, and will be dubbed in English.
Thackeray is directed by Abhijit Panse and will release on January 23, 2019
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