Main Atal Hoon (2024)
Main Atal Hoon is an upcoming biographical drama which unfolds the journey of Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is an iconic figure in Indian politics. The movie delves into the multi-faceted persona of the former Prime Minister, and is all set to release in theaters on 19th January 24. Atal ji was a Prime Minister, a statesman, a visionary, a poet, a leader and a humanitarian. The first trailer of the movie was launched on 25 December 2023 on the 98th occasion of the birthday of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Starting from childhood to adulthood, the journey of Atal Bihari Vajpayee from becoming a sevak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to becoming the most loved Prime Minister is shown in the trailer.
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister and held post for three times serving the country. He was a staunch patriotic and a dedicated politician and leader. He was awarded Bharat Ratna and Padma Vishnu.
मौत की उम्र क्या दो पल भी नहीं
जिंदगी सिलसिला आजकल की नहीं
मैं जी भर जिया, मैं मन से मरूँ
लौट कर आऊंगा, कूच से क्यों डरूं [1]
Main Atal Hoon – Trailer One
First trailer of Main Atal Hoon movie was dropped on 25th Dec 2023. The trailer says Atal Vajpayee as, “a man who fought many wars”, also as a revolutionary, a rebel. And accounts of emergency, Ram Janmabhoomi issue, Pokhran Nuclear Test, Kargil War, Lahore bus yatra are also covered in the trailer. The trailer gives glimpses of significant occurrences of his life journey. Encounters with Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh, and his training at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, to his political journey. The powerful trailer follows the extraordinary life and political journey of Atal ji. The trailer is impactful on the accounts of Pankaj Tripathi playing the role of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Multi-talented Pankaj Tripathi makes an impact with a strong persona and his effective and persuasive dialogue delivery draws us towards what the movie will entail.
Trailer Two
Another trailer of the upcoming movie was dropped on 14th Jan 24. The trailer starts with a strong emotion about the state of the party where Pankaj Tripathi portraying Atal ji says; “The happiness and prosperity we imagine to have in life, cinema portrays it on the screen. We believe what we watch on screen. Outside cinema halls there is also one screen in the eyes of this country’s innocent citizens, whatever you show them they will believe it to be true. And whenever we try to do something good for the country, we are accused of being communal, and the Janata is being told and given an understanding that this Hindu party is dangerous for the country”.
The trailer gives glimpses of how Atal Bihari Vajpayee faced the criticism after Mahatma Gandhi’s Murder, the accused Godse’s association with RSS. Indian emergency chaos, The Babri Masjid destruction, violence and background slogans of ‘Mandir Wahi Banayenge’. There is similarly a glimpse of how Vajpayee launched a bus seva among India and Pakistan to maintain peace. The success of the Pokhran nuclear test, where Atal ji says, “answer to atom bomb is atom bomb”. The latter part of the trailer shows Vajpayee’s role during the Kargil War.
Movie Crew
Vishal Bhanushali presents Main Atal Hoon, Directed by National Awardee Ravi Jadhav, who gave movies like Natsamrat and Natrang, is set to bring Atal Bihari Vajpayee on silver screen on 19th Jan 24. The first single titled “Desh Pehle” was released on 25 December 2023. The second single titled “Ram Dhun” was released on 4 January 2024. The third single titled “Hindu Tan-Man” was released on 11 January 2024.
The movie features Piyush Mishra, Paayal Kapoor Nair, Harshad Kumar, Raja Rameshkumar Sevak, Daya Shankar Pandey, Pramod Pathak, Prasanna Ketkar, Haresh Khatri, Paula McGlynn, and Gauri Sukhtankar.
Pankaj Tripathi; when talking about playing a role of late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in one of the interviews said that while studying and reading Vajpayee; “I felt that Vajpayee was a poet and big personality, if we look at it from today’s perspective, I did not get the feeling of politician as we see we around, I read about him, it was enriching and educational”.
“’अटल’ जी के व्यक्तित्व को पर्दे पर साकार करने के लिए मुझे संयम से मेरे व्यक्तिमत्व पर काम करना जरूरी है, यह मैं जानता हूँ। स्फूर्ति और मनोबल के आधार से मैं नई भूमिका को न्याय दे सकूंगा यह अटल विश्वास मुझे है।” ~ Pankaj Tripathi.
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[1] This moving poem on death was penned by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.