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Narendra Modi biopic receives 'U' certificate from censor board

I Hope No Political Parties Across India Has Any Problem, Because The Election Commission, The CBFC, And All The Courts Have Cleared All The Pleas, And Our Film Is Ready For Release,' Producer Sandeep Singh Said.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Srishty Choudhury | Updated on: 10 Apr 2019, 10:56:56 AM
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a stay on the release of the biopic PM Narendra Modi. (File photo)

New Delhi:

The biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi titled PM Narendra Modi, starring Vivek Oberoi and directed by Omung Kumar, was issued a ‘Universal’ certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) ahead of its release on Thursday. “We are very happy that we got the ‘U’ certificate from the Censor Board, and finally the film will be releasing on April 11. We are also very relieved that the Supreme Court has rejected the plea... It is clear now from everywhere,” producer Sandeep Singh said in a statement.

“I hope no political parties across India has any problem, because the Election Commission, the CBFC, and all the courts have cleared all the pleas, and our film is ready for release. We are grateful to each and everyone who have prayed for us,” he added.

The film was criticised by the opposition parties, who claim that the biopic could give undue advantage to the BJP in the polls as it will arrive in theatres before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The Supreme Court had on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a stay on the release of the biopic PM Narendra Modi. The top court said the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi was yet to receive a certificate from the Censor Board. The court said that it will be decided by the Election Commission whether the movie can violate the Model Code of Conduct.

The film was originally scheduled to hit the theatres on April 5 but due to certain hurdles by "powerful people", the release got delayed to April 11, the same day first phase of Lok Sabha elections starts. Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, who is portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his controversial biopic, has reacted sharply after the film’s release got postponed to April 11.

Oberoi, a staunch supporter of Modi, said that some powerful people created difficulties for them, and they couldn’t release the prime minister’s biopic on April 5, less than a week before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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First Published : 10 Apr 2019, 10:47:09 AM

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