Indian film and television actor Manoj Joshi has joined the cast of the film ‘PM Narendra Modi‘ as Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah. The actor’s first look was unveiled on Wednesday where he can be seen with the half bald head and sporting Kurta and half jacket look. The Omung Kumar directorial is being produced by Suresh Oberoi and Sandip Ssingh.
Movie critic and biz analyst Taran Adarsh shared the actor’s first look on his twitter handle and wrote, “Well-known theatre and film actor Manoj Joshi to portray #AmitShah in #PMNarendraModi… Vivek Anand Oberoi essays the title role… Omung Kumar B directs the biopic… Produced by Suresh Oberoi and Sandip Ssingh… Here’s the first look:”
Well-known theatre and film actor Manoj Joshi to portray #AmitShah in #PMNarendraModi… Vivek Anand Oberoi essays the title role… Omung Kumar B directs the biopic… Produced by Suresh Oberoi and Sandip Ssingh… Here's the first look: pic.twitter.com/9M3n78q4XG
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 13, 2019
The shooting of the film ‘PM Narendra Modi’ started on January 28 this year and the lead actor Vivek Anand Oberoi took to Instagram to share a photo from the set. He wrote, “We finally begin this journey with the love and blessings of Ganpati Bappa, dad @oberoi_suresh and each and every one of you. Thank you for your love and support. @omungkumar@officialsandipssingh @boman_irani@darshankumaar #pmnarendramodi”.
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The film tracing the life of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from a tea-seller to the Prime Minister’s Office will be extensively shot in Gujarat and across locations in the country.
It also stars Boman Irani, Darshan Kumar, Akshat R. Saluja, Anjan Shrivastav, Rajendra Gupta, Yatin Karyekar, Zarina Wahab, Prashant Narayanan, and Barkha Bisht Sengupta in pivotal roles.
“A solid star cast with talented actors is the base of effective cinematic experience. With ‘PM Narendra Modi’ we have got actors who are not just experienced but are also the right mix for a prestigious project like a biopic on Mr. Narendra Modi. I am excited at the prospect of having such a talented cast and to work with them along with Omung,” Producer Sandip Ssingh said in a statement.