Now a biopic on Rahul Gandhi being manufactured

A few months before the election, it's raining politicians on the screen. After the accidental Prime Minister, based on the memoir of Sanjaya Baru on Manmohan Singh and a series of films featuring Narendra Modi including a biopic on the Prime Minister, Mirror learned that A film about Rahul Gandhi titled My Name is Ra Ga is being created. The film, which is almost finished, begins with the former badbadination of Indira Gandhi in 1984 and ends before the next election.

"My film begins with Rahul Gandhi's childhood and continues in the present when he is plunged into political controversy. This is his student life in the United States and becoming president of the Indian National Congress, "said journalist turned director, Rupesh Paul, who also wrote the script based on meetings with relatives of Rahul .

Rupesh says that he has not contacted any political leaders, including those of the Gandhi family, with their permission, because "all the information is in the public domain ". Reiterating that his film is based on facts, he states that "it is not necessary to obtain an authorization". "If we keep the names aside, it's the story of every man who has had multiple and repeated failures before tasting success, and I was deeply inspired by his fight, which I saw closely as as a journalist, "says the filmmaker.



Aswini Kumar plays Rahul while Himant Kapadiya plays Modi in the film. "I wanted to have bigger names on board, but in the current political scenario, everyone is suspicious. I always try to appeal to a major player for the remaining portions, "informs Rupesh. Ask him about the problem of censorship and he counters: "I do not think there will be a problem because the intention is not to hurt anyone."

While Anupam Kher was recently seen as Manmohan Singh in The Accidental Prime Minister, the actor's brother, Raju Kher plays the role of the author. former Indian prime minister in this film. "After the rejection of many actors (whom he does not wish to name), I was surprised that Raju sir agrees to play Manmohan Singh. He gave a different bow, "he says. What did he think of the accidental Prime Minister? "I accepted the movie but not his tone. The director should have done justice to the film by remaining true to the incidents of real life. But he opened a new genre in Bollywood which gives us the courage to make political films. "