Will shoot Thackeray sequel once I get free from other projects, says Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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

Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika has an average first week with Rs56.85 crore nett

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and Thackeray, the two big releases from last Friday, haven’t quite set the box office on fire. Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi had collected Rs56.85 crore nett in the first week, while Thackeray (Hindi and Marathi) collected around Rs25 crore nett, as reported by Boxofficeindia.com. Commenting on the … Read more

After Thackeray, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut to make biopic on George Fernandes

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

Manikarnika, Thackeray have below par openings

Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi and Thackeray are two much-hyped films that were expected to drive the box office this weekend. However, neither film has enjoyed a great opening. Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika bagged a below-par Rs7.75 crore nett, while the Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer bilingual Thackeray (Hindi version) could only get around Rs3 crore nett, as reported by BoxOfficeIndia.com. … Read more

Shoojit Sircar denies that he will direct Thackeray sequel

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

Chetan Shashital is the new voice for Nawazuddin in Thackeray, confirms source

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

Not speaking to Manikarnika makers for change of release date

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

Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s voice in Marathi version of Thackeray to be re-dubbed

Actor Sachin Khedekar dubbed for Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the Marathi version of Thackeray, which is a biopic on the life of the Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray. According to recent reports, the voice for Siddiqui will be re-dubbed by someone else as the audience felt Khedekar’s voice didn’t suit the baritone of politician and cartoonist … Read more