Irrfan
Khan
Was
The
First
Choice
For
Thackeray
"Director
Abhijit
Panse,
Sanjay
Raut
and
I
were
brainstorming
on
who
we'd
like
to
cast
and
were
contemplating
Irrfan
(Khan).
We
had
his
image
to
see
if
it
matched
that
of
Mr
Thackeray,
and
were
convinced," said
the
casting
director
Rohan
Mapuskar
to
MidDay.
Irrfan
Khan
Was
Busy
With
Other
Projects
Rohan
Mapuskar
also
revealed
that
Irrfan
Khan
was
interested
to
star
in
the
movie,
but
was
busy
with
other
projects
and
could
give
his
dates
and
start
shooting
only
after
3
months.
The
Role
Then
Went
To
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
"He
(Abhijit
Panse)
told
us
that
during
certain
pandals,
Mr
Thackeray
would
be
seated
with
the
Karyakartas
on
the
floor.
Following
subsequent
discussion,
we
felt
that
Nawaz
would
be
a
better
choice
for
the
depiction
of
such
scenes
when
compared
to
Irrfan.
Zeroing
in
on
him
was
a
consensual
decision," said
Rohan
Mapuskar.
Even
Amrita
Rao
Was
Not
The
First
Choice
To
Play
Meenatai
Interestingly,
Rohan
Mapuskar
also
revealed
that
Amrita
Rao
was
not
the
first
choice
to
play
Meenatai,
as
they
were
interested
to
rope
in
Rasika
Dugal.
Since
the
film-makers
later
decided
to
add
a
fresh
face,
they
approached
Amrita
Rao
for
the
role.
Thackeray
–
Grand
Release
Thackeray
starring
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
released
today
on
January
25,
2019
and
the
word
of
mouth
is
positive.
We're
sure
the
movie
will
end
up
collecting
a
good
amount
at
the
box
office.