Vivek Anand Oberoi is playing India’s prime minister Narendra Modi in his biopic titled PM Narendra Modi. The makers have revealed the actor’s nine looks from the movie depicting different periods in Modi’s life. One gets to see the protagonist as a simple villager, a youngster dressed in formals, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member, … Read more
In an unexpected turn of events, the release of PM Narendra Modi has been postponed. The film, a biopic of prime minister Narendra Modi, was supposed to be released this Friday. Sources suggested the film is having some trouble with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). It will be interesting to see when the film will … Read more
In his first public speech after the Pulwama suicide bombing of 14 February 2019 and the retaliatory Indian Air Force strike inside Pakistan 13 days later, prime minister Narendra Modi had famously said, “Saugandh mujhe iss mitti ki, main desh nahi mittne doonga [I swear on my motherland, I won’t let this country be destroyed].” Lyricist Prasoon … Read more
It appears to be a strategy by the makers of PM Narendra Modi to include words and terms used by India’s prime minister in the past few years in his biopic. Two dialogues promos released recently had the word ‘chowkidar’ in them. The prime minister had started the ‘Main bhi chowkidar’ campaign last month as … Read more
Producer Sandeep Ssingh has said his forthcoming film PM Narendra Modi will look at the human side of India’s prime minister as much as the political side. “Everybody looks at him as a political figure,” Sandeep Ssingh said. “I think it is time to look at political figures as human beings also. He is a simple … Read more
The trailer of prime minister Narendra Modi’s biopic, titled PM Narendra Modi, was launched last afternoon at a suburban multiplex in Mumbai. Normally, film trailers are released online minutes after they have been screened at launch events. But the trailer for PM Narendra Modi failed to appear online until well past midnight. When asked the reason … Read more
Last week, the Supreme Court had asked the Election Commission (EC) of India to watch the movie PM Narendra Modi and then review its stay on the film. As per the instructions, the EC went through the film and submitted its response in a sealed envelope today. The SC has directed the report to be … Read more
PM Narendra Modi, a biopic on prime minister Narendra Modi, starring Vivek Oberoi, is set to be released on 12 April. Interestingly, the film is scheduled for release just one day after the first phase of polling for the seventeenth Lok Sabha. The election is being held in seven phases. Vivek Anand Oberoi plays the lead role … Read more
The Election Commission of India has refused to stay the release of Omung Kumar B’s upcoming PM Narendra Modi, a biopic of the incumbent prime minister. The commission had been urged by opposition parties to examine if the film violates the model code of conduct in place for the seven-phase general election that is set to begin on 11 … Read more
The critics might have panned Vivek Oberoi’s turn as the prime minister in PM Narendra Modi, but the film is benefiting ever so slightly from the post-election high. According to the website BoxOfficeIndia.com, the film posted a first-day earning of about Rs2.25 crore nett. This puts it ahead of Raj Kumar Gupta’s spy thriller, India’s Most … Read more