According to a leading daily, "Neither Paresh Rawal, nor Anupam Kher, the buzz in the political quarters of Delhi is that Akshay Kumar is all set to play Prime Minister Narendra Modi."
Reportedly, Paresh Rawal, Anupam Kher and even Victor Banerjee were earlier considered to play the role of Narendra Modi.
Speaking about the same, a source close to the present regime told DNA that, “But the kind of reach and impact that Akshay Kumar’s presence will have in a story on Modi would be far-reaching and productive."
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Veteran Bollywood actor and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha thinks that the actor will be the right choice to play PM Modi. He told the daily, "Akshay is the Mr Clean of India. His image goes well with the image of the New Shining India."
Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification, Pahlaj Nihalani, is in all praise for Akshay Kumar and thinks that he is the apt choice for playing Modi in his biopic. He was quoted saying, "I can’t think of anyone better to play our Prime Minster than Akshay. He has a spotless image of an idealist and visionary. And look at the kind of work he’s doing. Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and Padman are the cinema of social reform that Guru Dutt and V Shantaram were associated with. Also, Akshay has risen from humble working class beginnings to become a national star, just like Modiji. We are certainly looking at a strong possibility of Akshay playing Modiji."
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Interestingly, the superstar's upcoming films 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha' & 'Padman' are also inspired from PM's hygiene project 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.
As of now, there is no official announcement of a film being made on Narendra Modi but if this news of Akshay Kumar playing the role of PM turns out to be true, then it will surely make the fans happy!
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