7th May 2023 Mumbai: Pankaj Tripathi eventually begins filming for Main ATAL Hoon, a biopic of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, following extensive reading sessions.
When Pankaj Tripathi unveiled his first glimpse as Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji for the biopic Main ATAL Hoon, he won over millions of hearts. The actor recently posted another update to his social media accounts, indicating that the movie’s shoot has started.
The Main ATAL Hoon filming has been officially revealed by the producers today. The focus of the film will be on the life and political career of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a respected leader of India who was also a statesman, a poet, and a gentleman. The team will start shooting in Mumbai and have a busy 45-day schedule that will take them to cities like Mumbai and Lucknow.
It was a privilege in and of itself to get the opportunity to portray Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, our great leader. For the sake of understanding the dialect, his way of life, and his vision for India, we engaged in extensive reading sessions. As we start filming for Main ATAL Hoon, I’m very happy, says actor Pankaj Tripathi.
“I have seen Pankaj ji being super involved in the process of knowing and understanding Atal ji,” the director Ravi Jadhav continued. Nobody else would have been a better fit than Pankaj Ji to portray such an expert personality, in my opinion. We intend for our movie to have the same charm that Atal Ji’s life and his vision for our nation had.
Vinod Bhanushali, the film’s producer, says: “Main ATAL Hoon is a remarkable movie. Every everyone connected with the movie is doing all possible to make sure that our viewers have one of the best experiences. Before starting the film’s production, we did a tonne of research into the plot and the best places to seek for each of our characters.”
“This is just the beginning of an incredible experience,” says producer Sandeep Singh. I am thrilled to start the Main ATAL Hoon film shoot after countless meetings with the teams, the hard work of the entire production, and locking our fantastic cast.
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, our nation’s three-time prime minister, is portrayed by Pankaj Tripathi in the National Award-Winning Director Ravi Jadhav’s film Main ATAL Hoon. The script for the movie was written by Rishi Virmani and Ravi Jadhav, and Salim-Sulaiman provided the music and Manoj Muntashir the lyrics.
Produced by Vinod Bhanushali, Sandeep Singh, Sam Khan, and Kamlesh Bhanushali; co-produced by Bhavesh Bhanushali, Ishaan Dutta, Zeeshan Ahmad, and Shivv Sharma; presented by Bhanushali Studios Limited and Legend Studios. The movie will premiere in December 2023.
–by Kashvi Gala