Mumbai: Actor Paresh Rawal confirmed the news that he has been roped to reprise the role of former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam.
Paresh shared the news on his Twitter handle and wrote, "In my humble opinion he was SAINT KALAM ! I am so blessed and fortunate that I will be playing KALAM Saab in his biopic. (sic)."
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In my humble opinion he was SAINT KALAM !i am so blessed and fortunate that I will be playing KALAM Saab in his biopic . https://t.co/0e8K3O6fMB
— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) January 4, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">In my humble opinion he was SAINT KALAM !i am so blessed and fortunate that I will be playing KALAM Saab in his biopic . https://t.co/0e8K3O6fMB
— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) January 4, 2020In my humble opinion he was SAINT KALAM !i am so blessed and fortunate that I will be playing KALAM Saab in his biopic . https://t.co/0e8K3O6fMB
— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) January 4, 2020
The biopic will be jointly produced by Abhishek Agarwal and Anil Sunkara. In a brief interview with a leading media house, producer Abhishek confirmed Paresh Rawal's inclusion and added that the film will go on floors in the coming months.
Earlier in an interview, Abhisekh said, "This is an international project and we have got author Raj Chengappa (who wrote the book Weapons of Peace) on board for our biopic. After acquiring the rights to the book, we started our groundwork. We have incorporated dramatic elements to our screenplay. The biopic will concentrate on the life of Kalam sir and how he outsmarted the CIA in the Pokhran Nuclear test."
Apparently, the project will be made in Hindi and English. However, the producers are yet to finalise the rest of the cast and crew.
Meanwhile, the makers of the upcoming film titled Hungama 2 starring Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty, Meezaan Jaffery and Pranitha Subhash have announced the release date of the movie.
READ |Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty's Hungama 2 gets release date
The sequel to the 2003 comedy flick titled Hungama is all set to hit the big screens on August 14, 2020.
Director Priyadarshan, the forthcoming comedy flick is bankrolled by Ratan Jain.Speaking about the much-awaited collaboration, the director said: "It's been 17 years since Hungama released and it is still remembered by the audiences. I am happy to collaborate with producer Ratan Jain yet again after Hulchul and Garam Masala and am excited to bring back this laugh riot to the big screen with double laughter and entertainment."
