The Thackeray trailer has created highly divided opinions on social media, ever since the promo was unveiled on December 26. The movie is based on the life of the late Shiv Sena founder and political kingpin in Maharashtra, Balasaheb Thackeray. Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays the role of Bal Thackeray in the movie, while Amrita Rao, in her comeback role, is playing his wife Meena Tai. The movie shows the political head's rise as a leader of masses in the '70s to his controversial role in the 1993 Bombay riots. Thackeray Trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the Late Shiv Sena Supremo Spews Fire Through His Eyes and Lines- Watch Video

Now, Thackeray is produced by Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut who has also written the film. So expecting a balanced piece from the film is highly impossible. The trailer is quite evident in showing the departed politician as a hero, whose fiery dialogues are aimed to appease the masses. It's another matter that these dialogues are highly controversial considering that some of them target certain communities. Thackeray Trailer: Twitterati Has Turned Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Explosive Dialogues Into Hilarious Memes – Read Tweets.

If you are aware of the political machinations of Bal Thackeray, you might be knowing that his speeches had targetted Muslims, as well as the migrants from Uttar Pradesh who come to Mumbai for livelihood. So it is quite ironical that the makers cast Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the role, an actor who meets both the criteria. Sure, the actor looks the part, though he doesn't exactly nail the accent, and yet he is the one getting the most flak for agreeing to be a part of the film, and eulogising a man whose speeches has incited violence against the minorities. What's even interesting is the fact that Nawazuddin Siddiqui was pulled out of a Ramleela because of his religion, by the same party whose founder he is playing in the film!

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Why, even Richa Chadha and Tamil star Siddharth were quite vocal about Nawazuddin taking up the role.

To be fair to Nawazuddin, we have had movies in Bollywood where actual underworld dons have been glorified. While we cannot judge the movie just by the trailer, we are hoping that the movie will be not as acerbic as what it is being perceived.

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