The much-discussed biopic on veteran Gandhian and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare will hit the screens in New Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of the country on October 14.
Titled ‘Anna: Kisan Bapurao Hazare’, the biopic dwells on the life from the 79-year-old Hazare right from his childhood days, his joining the Indian Army, his struggles on his return, efforts to transform his native village of Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar district into a model village in Maharashtra and the various social movements undertaken by him across the country.
The film has been shot at Ralegan Siddhi, Mumbai, Delhi, Kashmir, ladakh and Rajasthan. Directed by Shashank Udapurkar who plays the role of Anna, actress Tanisha Mukherjee has played the role of a journalist in the film. The film is produced by Manindra Jain and presented by the Rise Pictures Pvt. ltd.
“The promo of the film is ready and will go on air in next couple of days. The film is slated for release on October 14. The film will be released simultaneously in New Delhi, Mumbai and other territories,” a publicist of the film said.
“The whole story, from Kisan to Anna is told to us through each ideals and psyche of Anna presenting at what so called the second battle of Independence. This story of struggle, truth, battle inspires us to create more Anna in today’s times. This is the honest attempt to create the Inspiration through this film with the big heart,” the film’s publicist said.