It has been quite a politically charged month for Indian cinema. Movies like Uri and The Accidental Prime Minister have already released last week. While Manikarnika and Thackeray released yesterday. We have already talked about the day 1 business of the Manikarnika, the Kangana Ranaut starrer film. Now, we have the numbers of Nawazuddin Starrer film, Thackeray, based on the life of cartoonist/politician Balasaheb Thackeray. The movie released in two languages, Hindi and Marathi. The total collections on the opening day for the movie are decent. The movie stands at Rs 6 crore, as per trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Thackeray Movie Review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Power-Packed Portrayal Works in Favour of This Idol Worship.

You can expect Thackeray to earn big bucks at the box office over the weekend. Taran wrote on Twitter, "#Thackeray has scored in #Maharashtra specifically... #Marathi version has collected very well... #RepublicDay holiday [today] should help escalate its biz (sic)"

Nawazuddin Siddiqui has delivered a stellar performance in Thackeray, playing the lead role. Talking about the role, the actor has said, " It was a tough and challenging role for me because he was an iconic figure and while doing the film on him, the only thing which remained in my mind was that through my actions, I have to do justice to the role. So, I researched a lot about him, I watched a lot of his videos, speeches and Sanjay Raut (writer) helped me in giving details about Balasahebji's life." Not Nawazuddin Siddiqui But This Actor Was the First Choice to Play Balasaheb Thackeray In his Biopic.

The movie also stars Amrita Rao in a key role, playing Thackeray's wife, Meena Tai. "I was worried if I will be able to justify everything with my performance, because we got a great detailed make-up. I had to put myself from being a girl to a mother of children to the wife of an iconic politician, and someone who remains a constant support of her husband, away from the spotlight. She did the entire thankless job so that Bala saab could dedicate himself to the service of the people," the actress has said.

Thackeray tells the story of how Shiv Sena supremo rose to immense fame. The movie has been directed by Abhijit Panse and also stars Sudhir Mishra, Abdul Quadir Amin, Radha Sagar, Laxman Singh Rajput in key roles.

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