Acclaimed Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui will play the title role of the late Shiv Sena founder-president Bal Thackeray in the upcoming biopic titled Thackeray. There was already a buzz that the Monsoon Shootout actor was seen as the prime candidate to play the lead. But then there was a report that Ajay Devgn might be considered to play the role. Now that the makers have revealed the first look of Nawaz as Bal Thackeray, things are official now.
The life of Balasaheb Thackeray was nothing less than a Bollywood film. While filmmakers have tried to capture the essence of Balasaheb in various films, most popular being Amitabh Bachchan in Sarkar, a biopic has never been made on his iconic personality.
The movie will be directed by Abhijit Panse. The designers have got Balasaheb’s white kurta and beads also right. But when it comes to casting someone who was as powerful and influential as Bal Thackeray when he was alive, the casting goes beyond looks and talent.
Earlier, when there were reports that Amitabh Bachchan is playing a character similar to Bal Thackeray in Sarkar, there was quite a furore from the Shiv Sena about this. Now we have to wait and watch to see how the party’s main members would react this development.
Well we hope this film doesn’t turn into another “Padmavati” and gets to release without any chaos lets see what the future holds for this project.
