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Thackeray

  • 2019
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
3.9K
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Thackeray (2019)
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From controversial cartoonist to powerful Mumbai politician, this biopic maps the meteoric rise of far-right Shiv Sena party founder, Bal Thackeray.From controversial cartoonist to powerful Mumbai politician, this biopic maps the meteoric rise of far-right Shiv Sena party founder, Bal Thackeray.From controversial cartoonist to powerful Mumbai politician, this biopic maps the meteoric rise of far-right Shiv Sena party founder, Bal Thackeray.

  • Directors
    • Abhijit Panse
    • Amol Bhor
  • Writer
    • Abhijit Panse
  • Stars
    • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    • Amrita Rao
    • Resh Lamba
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    3.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Abhijit Panse
      • Amol Bhor
    • Writer
      • Abhijit Panse
    • Stars
      • Nawazuddin Siddiqui
      • Amrita Rao
      • Resh Lamba
    • 68User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    Nawazuddin Siddiqui
    • Bal Thackeray
    Amrita Rao
    Amrita Rao
    • Meena Tai Thackeray
    Resh Lamba
    • Dahashadwadi
    Rajesh Khera
    Rajesh Khera
    • Morarji Desai
    Abdul Quadir Amin
    • Jaidev
    Prakash Belawadi
    Prakash Belawadi
    • George Fernandes
    Nikhil Mahajan
    • Sharad Pawar
    Rajgopal Iyer
    Rajgopal Iyer
    • AP Selvarajan
    • (as Raaj Gopal Iyer)
    Sanjay Narvekar
    Sanjay Narvekar
    • Krishna Desai
    Vineet Sharma
    Vineet Sharma
    • Emmanuel Modak
    Radha Sagar
    Radha Sagar
    Jaywant Wadkar
    Jaywant Wadkar
    • Inspector
    Nilesh Divekar
    Nilesh Divekar
    • Inspector investigating terrorists who planned to kill Thackray
    • (as Nilesh Diwekar)
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    Pradeep Velankar
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    • Directors
      • Abhijit Panse
      • Amol Bhor
    • Writer
      • Abhijit Panse
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    6apsayyed

    Nawaz as Thackeray

    The main storyline plots around balasaheb thackeray, the powerhouse of Mahatashtra ... The way his Biography is put forth by director may make you bore, Except Nawaz, The movie fails in every Aspect, The way balasaheb should be shown its exactly the opposite, Bad direction, I hope They remake this part with good direction
    4manthanj-92427

    Nawazuddin Siddiqui's acting rescues the poorly written dim political biopic.

    Director: Abhijit Panse Producer and Writer: Sanjay Raut, MP (Rajya Sabha) Shiv Sena

    Story: Thackrey revolves around the life of late Bal Keshav Thackrey, as he goes from being a cartoonist to founding a political party, Shivsena for the Maharashtrians and how he became the most influential person of Maharashtra.

    Review: Thackrey movie shows the famous and not so popular life incidences of the Bala Saheb Thackrey, going through the crucial moments which made him, one of the most influential people ever born in the state of Maharashtra.

    However, the movie fails at capturing the attention of the viewers and one will find it very hard to concentrate at the film throughout the 2 hours and 19 minutes. With a poorly written script, one finds it difficult to connect with the movies when movies go ahead showing the life of Bala Saheb Thackrey.

    It is more like different new pieces reporting the incidence rather than being a movie.

    If you are looking for a nicely written script with amazing shots, the movie is not for you.

    One must only go if you would want to know about the life of Bala Saheb Thackrey.

    Verdict: 2/5
    7MuviFan73

    Altered reality at places - apart from that a good film.

    When we talk of Sanju, we say it to be deviated a lot from reality but a good film, Thackeray is not that deviated but somewhat, it surely is. As a movie it is nice.

    When we talk about the politics followed by him, the question arises was it right? There was a time when I use to think for our people if it has to be this way than let it be. Today I feel rather than doing that I would retract myself. The one who came below the car brought tears to my eyes. A better way is given in the movie Mee Shivaji Raje Bhosale boltoye.

    Another question raised is to choose between Democracy and Dictatorship. Well I watched a show dance plus even if every member put up to a total the leader can still change it.

    Tone, Script & Story: It portrays a biopic of Bala Saheb Thackeray. Direction, Screenplay, Cinematography: Justified. Music: Average. Acting: Good (specially nawaaz).

    Final Verdict: Bala Saheb carries an Aura, I myself love to be in that aura, and well did the movie make me feel it? Somewhat: Yes.
    6TraditionalManager

    Feels quite empty, had expected much more based on trailer

    6/10 - Coming back after seeing this biopic of the larger-than-life Marathi politician, I am quite disappointed at how they have not done justice to this movie.

    Acting: First of all, Nawazuddin is the only major role in this film and others remain bystanders throughout the movie. Nawaz is probably one of the better actors in today's era and he proves it with another great performance. However, he seems uncomfortable with Marathi and falls short at the fiery roar that Balasaheb possessed. For example, when I saw Sanju, I didn't realize that it was not Sanjay Dutt acting. Such actor-character sync was missing.

    Yet, he was perhaps the best choice for this complex role (but would've preferred Nana Patekar or Manoj Bajpai if they were younger). Amrita Rao, while being the other major character, is non-existent and missable.

    Screenplay: The story, while doing a good job of taking us through Thackeray's life, did feel over the top at times (Remember that this movie was produced by Sanjay Raut, who is a part of the Shiv Sena so it excessively glorifies the character). I also hated the fact that the first half is in black&white. I mean, what's the point?

    However, it was really interesting to see some politically-unrelated moments of Balasaheb's life that I wasn't aware of. Some dialogues are pearls.

    Direction: This was the biggest let down for me. Abhijit Panse, who had previously made his debut with Rege (2014) - an absolute gem of a movie - seemed sloppy in his second (though I am not sure how much he could control things). It appeared as if he let Nawaz get away at times, but could've aimed at perfection.

    He also tries to tell too many things in 2 hours. I would've preferred less things but in more detail.

    Music: While there are no songs in this movie, background effects were really good and gave me goosebumps many times, inspiring me to pay attention to every scene.

    Editing: Like I mentioned, there are too many scenes, and the movie seems very fast. They should've fixed it.

    All in all, worth a watch, but don't have high hopes like Sanju or Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. 6/10 stars.
    2arunglame

    Watch only for Nawazuddin

    1 star for movie ,script and director 10 🌟 for Nawazuddin acting

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      Nawaazuddin Siddiqui was given spectacles of Balasaheb Thackray to get the perfect look.

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2019 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
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      • Hindi
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      • $2,788,345
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      • 2h(120 min)
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      • Dolby Atmos

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