Today, on Friday, Pankaj Tripathi revealed that he will be playing former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the upcoming biopic that will be titled Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye Atal.
The announcement was made by Tripathi via his Instagram account. Sharing pictures with the filmmakers Ravi Jadhav, Sandeep Singh and Vinod Bhanushali, he wrote in Hindi, “India is not a piece of land, it is a living nation. I consider it my good fortune that I am getting the opportunity to enact the character of the great leader Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji who wrote these lines! #ATAL coming soon.”
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The film Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye Atal will be on the life story of India’s most exemplary leader, renowned poet, and visionary. The film’s announcement was made by Vinod Bhanushali on June 28, 2022.
It will be directed by Ravi Jadhav and produced by Sandeep Singh and Vinod Bhanushali. It is scheduled to release in 2023.
Ravi Jadhav also shared a post today on Instagram announcing the film. He wrote, “It is an honour for me to bring to screen the story of a visionary, an exemplary leader and a humane politician, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. #ATAL 📽️”
‘मैं रहूं या ना रहूं, ये देश रहना चाहिए - अटल’
— Ravi Jadhav (@meranamravi) November 18, 2022
It is an honour for me to bring to screen the story of a visionary, an exemplary leader and a humane politician, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.#ATAL 📽️@TripathiiPankaj@vinodbhanu@thisissandeeps@directorsamkhan#KamleshBhanushalipic.twitter.com/znWYPg0djc
In a statement, Tripathi said, “It is an honour to portray such a humane politician on screen. He was not just a politician but so much more, he was an excellent writer and a renowned poet. Getting to be in his shoes is nothing but a privilege for an actor like me,” according to media reports.
Ravi Jadhav said in a statement, “For me as a director, I couldn't have asked for any better story than that of Atalji. On top of this, having an exemplary actor like Pankaj Tripathi to bring to screen Atalji's story and the support of the producers. I hope that I can live up to people's expectations with ATAL.”
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the 10th Prime Minister of India. He first took charge as the PM in 1996, but he served only for 13 days as his party BJP failed to muster a majority among members of the Lok Sabha. He was again sworn in as the PM in 1999. He was the first PM since Jawaharlal Nehru to have become Prime Minister of India with two successive mandates.
Vajpayee passed out on August 16, 2018 at Delhi's AIIMS at the age of 93.
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