Confirmed! Vivek Oberoi will feature in PM Narendra Modi biopic, first poster to be out on January 7
Mumbai, Jan 04: It's raining biopics in Bollywood. After producing former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's life in office on the big screen, another biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been announced. Starring Vivek Oberoi in the lead, the film is being directed by Omung Kumar and produced by Sandeep Singh. Earlier, several reports claimed the announcement but nothing was official.
Film critic Taran Adarsh announced the news on Twitter in a post saying, "IT’S OFFICIAL... Vivekanand Oberoi [Vivek Oberoi] to star in Narendra Modi biopic, titled #PMNarendraModi... Directed by Omung Kumar... Produced by Sandeep Singh... First look poster will be launched on 7 Jan 2019... Filming starts mid-Jan 2019."
The movie is set to go on floors around mid-January, however, a release date hasn't been finalised yet.
A few days ago, Bollywood Hungama published a report which read that the Saathiya actor would be using his full name - Vivekanand Oberoi in the credits for the movie. The project, as per sources, is to be shot extensively across different parts of the country - from Modi's hometown in Gujarat to Delhi, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Currently, besides former PM Manmohan Singh, biopics on political leader Balasaheb Thackeray, and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N.T Rama Rao are prepping up to screened soon. The Narendra Modi biopic might show the humble beginnings of dynamic politician who started off as tea vendor to becoming the Prime Minister of the world's largest democratic country.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Vivek was last seen in Kannada movie Commando and Tamil film Vivegam. He would next be seen in the Malayalam movie Lucifer and Vinaya Vidheya Rama, which is a Telugu flick.
IT’S OFFICIAL... Vivekanand Oberoi [Vivek Oberoi] to star in Narendra Modi biopic, titled #PMNarendraModi... Directed by Omung Kumar... Produced by Sandip Ssingh... First look poster will be launched on 7 Jan 2019... Filming starts mid-Jan 2019.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) January 4, 2019
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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
