Kishori Shahane Vij will portray PM Indira Gandhi’s role in Omung Kumar’s upcoming biopic film PM Narendra Modi
PM Modi’s biopic is coming out as the much talked film till date. With the elections advancing round the clock, this one is definitely going to bang the election purview. After the choice of Vivek Oberoi for the lead character for Narendra Modi, the makers of PM Narendra Modi picked Kishori Shahane Vij for the robust role of PM Indira Gandhi. The team talks of quite a resemblance between the two.
Kishori Shahane Vij wil be playing the role of Indira Gandhi in Omung Kumar’s upcoming film, PM Narendra Modi. She has been selected for his look after a look test conducted by the makers.
They strongly felt that she quite resembled the late prime minister. Vij had played her prime role that can be well remembered as Kangana Ranaut’s mother in Hansal Mehta’s Simran (2017). The veteran actor strongly balances her commitments towards the Marathi industry along with her Bollywood and modelling assignments. She was last seen as a part of the small screen entertainment program on Ishq Mein Marjawaan.
Kishori Shahane Vij apart from being a part of biopic of Modi is also popular in the Marathi film industry for her striking roles in movies like Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad and Prem Karuya Khullam Khulla, and also for the Hindi films Mohenjo Daro. Director of the film PM Narendra Modi, Omung Kumar is also known for his challenging direction works for films like Bhoomi starring Sanjay Dutt and Aditi Rao Hydari and Sarbjit starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda.
Speaking on account of the film PM Narendra Modi being referred as a political propaganda film, Kumar said, “It’s not a propaganda film. Because it’s coming out at this point in time, people are talking like that. People release their films on Diwali or Eid. I am releasing my film during this time (election time) because it’s the right time for me.”
