It has been confirmed that Pankaj Tripathi will be playing the role of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpyee in his biopic titled Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Yesh Desh Rehna Chahiye- ATAL. THe film is directed by three-time National Award winner Ravi Jadhav. FIlm is written by Utkarsh Naithani. The film is expected to release during Christmas 2023, that happens to be also the 99th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Pankaj Tripathi who is going to play the former PM in the biopic says, it is an honour for him to portray such a ‘humane politicain on sceen. He says that Atal Bihari was not just a poliitican but much more – an excellent writer and a reknowned Poet.
FIlmmaker Ravi Jadhav of this film says that for him as a director he couldn’t have asked for any better story than that of Atal ji. He is happy to have Pankaj Trupathi in the film essay the role of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, calls him an’exemplary actor’. With the support of the film team, he is hopeful to stand up to people expectations with this film titled ‘ATAL’