Campaigning for second phase of polls ends in UP, polling on 26 April
Two Bollywood stars -- Hema Malini from Mathura and Arun Govil from Meerut -- will try their electoral fortunes in this phase.
Actor Vivek Oberoi, who plays the PM in the biopic PM Narendra Modi, in an interview stated that his film is not a propaganda film and its release will not influence the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The actor said, “It is the story of a ‘chaiwaala’ who became the Prime Minister of India. It is an inspiring story that needs to be told. I did the film because PM Narendra Modi inspires me.”
Commenting on the timing of the film’s release around the elections, the actor said it was a coincidence.
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“I am an individual who has a credible body of work over the last 18 years, more than 45 films and more than 26-27 awards. So I stand my ground there. I don’t need to make him appear as a hero. He is a hero to billions of people across the world,” he further clarified.
At one point in the interview when asked whether he was funded by any political party, Vivek Oberoi defended his right to the film, saying, “…when the judiciary has no problem with it, when the Election Commission has no problem with it, when the constitution guarantees me a democratic right of when I choose to make, what I choose to make and when I choose to release it. If I am not taking money that’s funded from any political party…”
The film is slated for release on April 5, a week before the first phase of Lok Sabha elections.
The Election Commission has reportedly cleared the release of PM Narendra Modi biopic stating that the film has not violated the model code of conduct.
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