Blog By Hazel  |  22-12-17

Nawazuddin Siddiqui To Play The Role.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an amazing actor and there is no better actor than him to play Bal Thackeray, the biopic.

It was eventually confirmed that he is going to play the lead role. Thackeray that releases on January 23, 2019.

Flawless Acting.

The teaser was unveiled yesterday in the presence of Amitabh Bachchan.

The teaser starts off with a visual of a Mumbai slum. The art director is perfect. Later, we are taken to the 1993 Mumbai riots. Nawaz as Bal Thackeray, was a very pleasing as to see and we are taken by surprise again to watch his acting which is flawless. Nawaz also posted the poster on his instagram.

It’s an honour and pride to portray the Real King of the Country on Screen. Here comes the Poster of “Thackeray” Hearty Thanx to Shri Uddhav Thackeray Ji, Shri Sanjay Raut ji , Shri Amitabh Bachchan Sir and Abhijit Panse

A post shared by Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@nawazuddin._siddiqui) on Dec 21, 2017 at 11:52am PST

Unrecognizable Nawaz.

It takes us a while to realise that the man before us is not the actual late Shiv Sena supremo.

The movie is made by Rauters Entertainment, produced by Shiv Sena leader and producer writer Sanjay Raut. The director is Abhijit Panse. Nawaz also tweeted about the same...

It’s an honour and pride to portray the Real King of the Country on Screen.
Here comes the TEASER of #Thackeray
Hearty Thanx to Shri @uddhavthackeray Sir, Shri @rautsanjay61, Shri @SrBachchan Sir and Abhijit Pansehttps://t.co/cYHRUkdJEu

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@Nawazuddin_S) December 21, 2017

Muslim Actor Controversy.

The movie is already in controversy because Nawaz is a muslim actor playing the role of the fierce politician.

However, Sanjay Raut dismissed those claims telling mid-day, “Balasaheb never hated Muslims. He was never against them. His fight was against those who supported Pakistan, and encouraged terrorism, irrespective of their religion.”

In what appears to be the biggest hint of Siddiqui’s association with the project, he adds, “We have cast an actor [for his talent], not his religion.” The filmmaker Abhijit Panse is a member of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.