Mumbai,05 Jan. 2019: Actor Vivek Oberoi, who has been missing from the silver screen for quite some time now, will be seen portraying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a biopic based on the latter. The biopic will be directed by Omung Kumar who had earlier directed films like‘Mary Kom’,‘Bhoomi’ and ‘Sarbjit.’
The film will go on floors in mid January. The first poster of the film will be out on January 7. This has been confirmed by trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
Sharing the news on Twitter, Taran Adarsh wrote, “IT’S OFFICIAL… Vivekanand Oberoi (Vivek Oberoi) to star in Narendra Modi biopic, titled #PMNarendraModi… Directed by Omung Kumar… Produced by Sandip Ssingh… First look poster will be launched on 7 Jan 2019… Filming starts mid-Jan 2019.”
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IT’S OFFICIAL… Vivekanand Oberoi [Vivek Oberoi] to star in Narendra Modi biopic, titled #PMNarendraModi… Directed by Omung Kumar… Produced by Sandip Ssingh… First look poster will be launched on 7 Jan 2019… Filming starts mid-Jan 2019.
For his portrayal of Narendra Modi, Vivek will be sporting several looks on the film, charting the journey of the Prime Minister from Gujarat to Delhi. Vivek will also attend special workshops for the film. As per reports, a major portion of the film will be shot in Gujarat, besides other places across the country.
Prasanta Patnaik