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
Generally, different language versions of a film’s trailer have the same content. But the Marathi version of the trailer of Thackeray, which was released today, is almost entirely different from the Hindi version, which was also released today. The Marathi trailer seems to have been cut keeping in mind Thackeray’s following in Maharashtra. The Hindi version gave … 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
The makers of the Emraan Hashmi starrer Cheat India have decided to release their film a week ahead of schedule, on 18 January 2019, to avoid a clash with the Bal Thackeray biopic, titled Thackeray, which is scheduled for release on 25 January. The producers of both films made the announcement at a joint press … Read more
A source close to production has confirmed to us that indeed well-known dubbing artiste Chetan Shashital has been roped in to record the voice of Bal Thackeray’s character in the Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer Thackeray (2019). We had reported some days ago that the makers of Thackeray had heeded the advice and demands of the netizens to … Read more
As speculation on the sequel of Thackeray (2019) is rife, a source told us that he has had no talks about the sequel with the producers of the film. “I haven’t even had a discussion about the sequel or its plans as of yet,” said the source. Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s act as Shiv Sena supremo Bal … 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
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has assured that the sequel to Thackeray (2018), the biopic on Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, is on. “The sequel will definitely come,” he said, when asked about the status of the film during an interaction for his upcoming film, Photograph. When asked when it will go on the floors, the actor … 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
Director Abhijit Panse’s Thackeray is one of the eagerly awaited biopics of the new year. There is a lot of excitement, especially in Maharashtra, to see the story of the life of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on celluloid. After the impressive teaser which was released earlier this year, the trailer of the film keeps the … Read more