After the controversy revolving around his scandalous revelations in the book, An Ordinary Life: A memoir, it is now final that Nawazuddin Siddiqui is playing the role of late Bal Thackeray in his biopic. DNA was the first to tell you that Nawa will be seen playing the protagonist in the biopic.
Producer-writer of the film Sanjay Raut had confirmed the information to Midday. The official announcement was made during a star-studded event in Mumbai on Thursday. First look of the actor playing the role of enigmatic leader is out and is uncannily similar to say the least.
According to reports by the tabloid, “Nawazuddin is a talented actor. If you look at his filmography, he is among the top five actors we have. He has done theatre, and knows how to get into the skin of a character,” said Sanjay Raut.
The feature film has been directed by MNS leader Abhijeet Panse and the producer-writer of the movie is Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena's spokesperson. The film will showcase many aspects of Bal Thackeray's life, including 1993 Mumbai Riots.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an actor par excellence and is expected to do full justice to the role.
Check out the first look of Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Bal Thackeray:
(All images via BollywoodLife)
