Mumbai
(UNI)
The
story
of
Param
Vir
Chakra
awardee
and
1965
India-Pakistan
war
hero
Abdul
Hameed
would
soon
be
immortalised
on
the
silver
screen
with
Bhojpuri
superstar
manoj
tiwari
playing
the
lead.
Sources
close
to
the
actor
said
the
big-budget
Hindi
movie
is
being
produced
by
Ashish
Jaal
and
directed
by
Suja
Ali.
Tiwari
said
he
was
excited
to
play
the
role
of
the
war
hero,
as
his
widely
known
feat
of
blowing
off
some
half
a
dozen
Pakistani
tanks
in
the
1965
war,
was
unforgettable.
He
also
felt
that
playing
the
role
would
be
a
challenge
for
him.
The
film
would
be
shot
at
various
locations,
including
Ghazipur
in
Uttar
Pradesh,
the
sources
said.