PM Narendra Modi biopic lands in trouble, activist files plea against release

In the latest turn of events, PM Narendra Modi, the biopic of India's current Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has landed in trouble. A plea has been filed against the film's release on Tuesday. Filed by an activist, the plea questions the timing of the film's release.

Starring Vivek Anand Oberoi in the titular role, the film has been directed by Omung Kumar.

The film is slated to release on April 5, a week before the elections begin on April 11. 

 

 

The film has been embroiled in controversies ever since its first announcement. While the opposition deems the film to be a work of propaganda, the film also grabbed attention when veteran lyricists Javed Akhtar and Sameer Anjaan expressed shock over their credits in the poster. Producer Ssandip Singh, in an official statement, later clarified the poster mentioned their names because they had taken two of their old songs - Ishwar Allah from the film 1947: Earth and the song Suno Gaur Se Duniya Walon from the film Dus.

 

 

Meanwhile, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (NMS) had also threatened to stall the film's release in Maharashtra on Sunday and a Congress delegation met Election Commission of India protesting against the release of the movie on Monday. They contended that the film violated the code of conduct and demanded that the film's release should be deferred till the last phase of voting.