Trailer of the Eros Now 'Modi' series directed by Umesh Shukla and starring Ashish Sharma

"No god is more important than our nation. No religion is more important than our independence and no prayer is more important than democracy, "says Narendra Modi, played by Ashish Sharma, in the trailer for the upcoming Web series Modi: The Journey an ordinary man. The three-minute clip aired on the Eros Now streaming platform Tuesday

The ten-part biographical series on Prime Minister Modi was directed by Umesh Shukla ( Oh My God, 2012, 102 Not Out, 2018). It will be released in April, but the date has not been announced yet. The 2019 elections in Lok Sabha will take place from April 11 to May 19. A biographical film about Modi, which is considering a second term, is also in preparation and will be published on April 5th.

The Web Trailer The series presents various excerpts from Modi's life, including his childhood as a tea merchant in Gujarat, his entry into the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, his foray into politics as a member of the party Bharatiya Janata and his rise in the ranks of the party. Modi was Prime Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014, when he badumed the post of Prime Minister. Faisal Khan, Ashish Sharma and Mahesh Thakur play Modi at different ages of the series.

The trailer also features the Sabarmati Express fire at Godhra on February 27, 2002, which claimed the lives of 59 people, including many Hindu karsevaks who were returning from Ayodhya. The incident was followed by community riots across Gujarat, during which more than 1,000 people were killed, according to official estimates. In the trailer, Modi is implicitly deemed to have been involved incorrectly in the case. "He was loved, respected and accused," he says. Modi, in this segment interpreted by Thakur, reproaches a police officer: "Do not differentiate between the dead as Hindus and Muslims".

Several leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally for Hindutva, the Bajrang Dal, were sentenced to kill Muslims in the riots. The state administration under Modi was accused of complicity in violence against minorities, but Modi was acquitted by the Special Investigation Team, which stated that there was "no evidence to 'to be continued'. Last year, an action for annulment of the acquittal of Modi to the Supreme Court was filed.

In the meantime, the opposition parties proposed to the electoral commission on Monday to delay the publication of Omung Kumar's biopic document . Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the film was inspired by political reasons: Vivek Anand Oberoi, biographical interpreter, Modi, Manoj Joshi, president of the BJP, Amit Shah, Zarina Wahab, Modi's mother, Heeraben, and Barkha Bisht, reference wife, Jasodhaben.

On Tuesday, 47 retired officials urged the Chief Electoral Commissioner to suspend the broadcast of the film until the day after May 23, when the results of the Lok Sabha elections will be proclaimed. a film would create a huge electoral mileage for the prime minister and the ruling party, "he said.Therefore it is necessary to consider whether the publication of this biopic after the election announcement and the MCC's entry into force [Model Code of Conduct] is in accordance with the principles of a free and fair election. "

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