'Main Atal Hoon': First look of Pankaj Tripathi as Atal Bihari Vajpayee unveiled

Directed by Ravi Jadhav, the biopic will be released in theatres in December 2023

Pankaj Tripathi as Atal Bihari Vajpayee in ‘Main Atal Hoon’ | Photo Credit: @TripathiiPankaj/Twitter

The makers of Main Atal Hoon on Sunday dropped the first look of versatile actor Pankaj Tripathi as Atal Bihari Vajpayee to celebrate the former prime minister's 98th birth anniversary.

On social media, the actor shared a set of photos as Vajpayee, noting the various aspects of his illustrious personality as the "prime minister, poet, statesman and gentleman".

#ShriAtalBihariVajpayee जी के व्यक्तित्व को पर्दे पर साकार करने के लिए मुझे संयम से मेरे व्यक्तिमत्व पर काम करना जरूरी है, यह मैं जानता हूँ। स्फूर्ति और मनोबल के आधार से मैं नई भूमिका को न्याय दे सकूंगा यह अटल विश्वास मुझे है। #MainAtalHoon सिनेमाघरों में, दिसंबर २०२३। pic.twitter.com/2iwfDoZMD9

— पंकज त्रिपाठी (@TripathiiPankaj) December 25, 2022

Filmmaker Ravi Jadhav, known for National Award-winning movies Natarang and Balgandharva, is directing the film from a script by Utkarsh Naithani.

Produced by Vinod Bhanushali, Sandeep Singh, Sam Khan and Kamlesh Bhanushali, the movie will be released in theatres in December 2023. Zeeshan Ahmad and Shivv Sharma serve as the co-producers.