Pankaj Tripathi's First Look As Atal Bihari Vajpayee From The Biopic Leaves People Stunned
Today, on Vajpayee's birth anniversary, Pankaj Tripathi shared his first look as Atal Bihari Vajpayee in movie titled Main Atal Hoon and left everyone stunned.
Ever since it was announced that a biopic on the life of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who served three terms as the 10th Prime Minister of India, and was respected by everyone including his rivals, fans were excited. The excitement level piqued further after it was revealed that everyone's favourite actor Pankaj Tripathi was going to essay his role on the big screen.
Today, on Vajpayee's birth anniversary, Pankaj Tripathi shared his first look as Atal Bihari Vajpayee in movie titled Main Atal Hoon and left everyone stunned.
Donning a dhoti-kurta and a jacket, Tripathi looked like a replica of the politician in prosthetics used for makeup.
In the caption, he wrote, "Na main kahin dagmagaya, na main kahin sar jhukaya, main atal hoon."
In another post, he wrote, "I know that it is necessary for me to work on my personality with restraint in order to make 'Atal' ji's personality come true on screen. With enthusiasm and morale, I have firm faith that I will be able to do justice to my new role."
Fans are stunned and have declared it a blockbuster already.
This is going to be one of the outstanding character @TripathiiPankaj Sir ever played..
¡ª Shantanu Kulkarni?? (@0xShantanuKul) December 25, 2022
Eagerly waiting to hear Atalji¡¯s poems from Pankaj sir??#MainATALHoon #AtalBihariVajpayeejayanti https://t.co/zp11MkO4Q0
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¡ª Prashant Singh (@SinghhPrashant) December 25, 2022
This looks simply fantastic. No one else could have done justice to such a colossal figure / personality. ??? @TripathiiPankaj @vinodbhanu https://t.co/GsCnmPT4V2
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¡ª Gaurav Singh (@gauravsingh1307) December 25, 2022
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¡ª abhishekchoudhary_INC (@ABHISHEK_JAAT07) December 25, 2022
Wooow, will be the biggest and greatest political auto biography ???@TripathiiPankaj #MainATALHoon https://t.co/w4t3K4iK6L
¡ª Sagar Ingale (@Sagar1096) December 25, 2022
Earlier, talking about the film, Pankaj Tripathi had said, "It's my honour to portray such a humane politician on screen. He was not just a politician but so much more, he was an excellent writer and a renowned poet. Getting to be in his shoes is nothing but a privilege for an actor like me."
Written by Utkarsh Naithani and directed by three-time National Award-winner Ravi Jadhav, Main Atal Hoon is all set to be released on Dec 25, 2023.
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¡ª Ravi Jadhav (@meranamravi) November 18, 2022
It is an honour for me to bring to screen the story of a visionary, an exemplary leader and a humane politician, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.#ATAL ??@TripathiiPankaj @vinodbhanu @thisissandeeps @directorsamkhan #KamleshBhanushali pic.twitter.com/znWYPg0djc
Director Ravi Jadhav said, "For me as a director, I couldn¡¯t have asked for any better story than that of Atalji. On top of this, having an exemplary actor like Pankaj Tripathi to bring to screen Atalji¡¯s story and the support of the producers. I hope that I can live up to people¡¯s expectations with ATAL."
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