Here's Why Parmanu Director Abhishek Sharma Didn't Cast Any Actor As Atal Bihari Vajpayee!
In an interview with media, Parmanu director Abhishek Sharma reveals why he and John Abraham had decided that no actor would be cast as Atal Ji in the movie.
John
Abraham
starrer
Parmanu,
which
revolved
around
India's
encounter
with
the
nuclear
test
near
Pokhran,
Rajasthan,
thereby
achieving
the
status
of
a
nuclear
state,
was
one
of
the
much
talked
about
movies
of
the
year!
The
nuclear
test
near
Pokhran
was
spearheaded
under
the
then
Prime
Minister
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee,
who's
no
more
with
us.
In
an
interview
with
TOI,
Parmanu
director
Abhishek
Sharma
reveals
why
he
and
John
Abraham
had
decided
that
no
actor
would
be
cast
as
Atal
Ji
in
the
movie.
"We
had
to
use
his
presence
cleverly
in
the
film.
He's
almost
like
the
sutradhar
(narrator)
of
the
story.
John
and
I
had
discussed
that
no
one
could
be
cast
to
play
him.
Thankfully,
we
managed
to
get
his
real
speeches
and
visuals
and
intersperse
them
into
the
film.
'Parmanu...'
is
our
dedication
to
his
work
for
the
betterment
of
our
nation.
I
am
so
glad
we
could
salute
his
contribution
to
making
the
nation
a
nuclear
state
with
our
film."
"He
may
not
have
been
in
active
politics
for
years
now
but
he
will
remain
immortal
through
his
speeches
and
poetries.
With
'Parmanu...',
we
had
hoped
that
millennials,
who
don't
know
this
leader,
get
to
know
him.
Some
of
my
millennial
assistants
were
thrilled
to
know
that
a
leader
like
him
exists
in
India.
His
speeches
were
not
divisive;
they
spoke
of
a
vision
which
even
the
opposition
leaders
paid
heed
to,"
he
added.
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee
passed
away
yesterday
(August
16,
2018)
after
prolonged
illness
at
the
age
of
93.
His
death
was
announced
by
the
All
India
Institute
of
Medical
Sciences
(AIIMS)
hospital
where
he
was
admitted
on
June
11
with
a
variety
of
ailments.