Film inspired by Narendra Modi’s vision released

A full length feature film based on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was released in India on Friday. For the past 11 months, the film had been denied a censor certificate as the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in India asked the filmmakers to take a no-objection certificate from the Prime Ministers’ Office (PMO) and to mute the word “Uri,” a reference to the recent terrorist attack on an Army camp in Kashmir, and also demanded a clearance from the Election Commission of India (ECI). Directed by Tushar Amrish Goel, the film casts Vikas Mahante in the role of Nagendra, a character based on Narendra Modi. Producer Suresh Jha told News18, “In the first phase it will hit 600 screens in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, East Punjab and Uttarakhand, and the rest of the country will be covered soon after.” According to Jha, the film is not a biopic on Modi but rather has been inspired by the Prime Minister’s vision and agenda for the country’s progress. Jha also said: “I am keen that the work of the great leader should be highlighted since some people are making false propaganda and harming the country’s interests.” The film was originally titled “Modi Ka Gaon,” but since CBFC raised issues with the title as well, it was later changed to “Modi Kaka Ka Gaon”. In the film, Vikas Mahante is seen as the Prime Minister who transmutes India through his occasionally harsh decisions and neoliberal policies such as demonetization, rural development schemes, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, and surgical strikes.