New Delhi: If reports are to be believed then Paresh Rawal is going to play the character of Narendra Modi in a forthcoming biopic. The actor had also campaigned for Narendra Modi during Gujarat state elections in 2012. Paresh Rawal is also going to produce the film, which will be his second production venture after 'Oh My God'.
Narendra Modi's journey from a common man to the chief minister of Gujarat has caught the fancy of NRI filmmaker Mitesh Patel, who is making a Rs 40 crore movie on him. He admits the film on the politico couldn't be better-timed, but denied it being an 'image-building exercise' for Modi ahead of the general elections due next year.
The idea for a movie on Modi's rise to power set in two years back in Patel's mind. And it was just last week that Patel met Modi in Gandhinagar.
"He said, 'You can make it'," Patel, who will produce the project, told IANS. He is here scouting for locations for his film
"The elections are coming, and I think its perfect timing for my film," said Patel, adding that the movie will essentially delve on how Modi progressed from being a tea stall worker to a political leader.
"I am very impressed by his progress, so my movie is based on him and his struggle. I wish to give a positive message through the film. I have met him and explained my idea to him, and he said, 'Okay'," Patel, who is originally from Baroda, said.
The film will go on floors in February next year.(With inputs from IANS)
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