One of the most anticipated films yet, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's biopic on Bal Thackeray has reportedly not hit the floors yet. The upcoming film received a lot of attention a single teaser, and from what we know, people want the movie to happen soon. It is reported that Siddiqui was undergoing diction and vocal training to feel and sound like Balasaheb Thackeray, and from what we learn, he is nearly ready. The film will kickstart from March 25, and will be shot across several locations in Maharashtra and will release on Balasaheb's 93rd birth anniversary, on January 23, 2019.
Shiv Sena politician Sanjay Raut said, “It is a full-fledged commercial film which will be shot at approximately 108 locations, including the Lucknow Court that Balasaheb Thackeray visited during the Babri Masjid demolition hearing.” The film will be shot in and around Matoshree, the late politician's residence in Mumbai. As expected, the movie won't follow Bala's journey as a politican, but will in fact focus on him as a cartoonist and how he rose to power. Nawaz will sport several looks, from a young Marathi ethnocentric cartoonist to the politician who changed Maharashtra.
A Hindi-Marathi bilingual, the film will be directed by Abhijit Panse, and from what we hear, will also be dubbed in English.
