Fresh from the success of Thackeray (2019), senior Shiv Sena leader and MP Sanjay Raut now plans to make a biopic on veteran trade union leader and politician George Fernandes who passed away in New Delhi on Tuesday (29 January). Despite their strong ideological differences, the Sena founder-patriarch Bal Thackeray and Fernandes enjoyed a great … Read more
Thackeray (2019) producer Sanjay Raut confirmed recently in an interview that a sequel of the biopic of the late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray is on the anvil. “Balasaheb’s legacy cannot be contained in a span of two hours. Hence, before the film is out, the sequel is already in place,” he told the Bombay Times entertainment … Read more
The makers of Cheat India have decided to release their film a week before, on 18 January, in order to avoid a clash with Thackeray on 25 January. The producers of the two films made this announcement yesterday at a joint press conference. A member of the Shiv Sena party had threatened that no other … Read more
The trailer for Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s turn as Bal Thackeray has received mixed response. While several have praised Siddiqui’s transformation, many others have raised questions on the propaganda style of the film’s narrative. Rang De Basanti actor Siddharth tweeted his own view on the hate speech present in the trailer against South Indians. The actor tweeted: “Nawazuddin … Read more
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray’s biopic, Thackeray, is all set to release in theatres on 25 January 2019. The film will be clashing with Kangana Ranaut-starrer, Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi and Emraan Hashmi led Cheat India. Now, Bala Lokare, general secretary of Shiv Sena’s film wing called Shiv Sena Chitrapat Shakha, has threatened dire … Read more
Politician Sanjay Raut, who has written the story of Thackeray, based on the life of Bal Thackeray, says that nobody can ban the film and that the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC), which has raised objections on the movie, will understand the vision of the Shiv Sena founder. During the trailer launch of the film … Read more