Bollywood biopic “PM Narendra Modi” will hit the theatres on May 24, after the Lok Sabha Election results are announced, the makers said on Friday.
The film, on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wasstopped just a night before its worldwide release on April 11 when theparliamentary polls kicked off.
The Election Commission said that any material whichdisturbs a level playing field should not be allowed.
Producer Sandip Ssingh said: “As a responsible citizen,we respect the law of the country. After a lot of discussions and given thecuriosity and excitement about the film, we have decided to release the filmimmediately after the Lok Sabha Election results (to be announced on May 23).
“We will now release our film on May 24.”
Since the election end on May 19, Singh said it will”only have 4 days promotions before its release”.
“I hope now nobody will have any problem with the filmand we are hoping for a smooth release,” he added.
The film has actor Vivek Anand Oberoi playing Modi.
Other cast members include Boman Irani, Manoj Joshi,Prashant Narayanan, Zarina Wahab, Barkha Sengupta, Anjan Shrivastav, YatinKaryekar, Ramakant Dayma, Akshat R Saluja, Jimesh Patel and Darshan Kumaar.Directed by Omung Kumar B, and co-produced bySsingh, Suresh Oberoi and Anand Pandit, the film will traverse the journey ofModi from his humble beginnings to becoming the Prime Minister of India.