Last week, the biopic on India's former president and aerospace scientist Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was announced. The film is titled Kalam: The Missile Man of India, where actor Dhanush is playing Dr. Kalam. The title was unveiled at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
Why Was Dhanush Cast As The Lead In APJ Abdul Kalam Biopic? Director Om Raut Reveals
Dhanush is playing A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in his biopic titled, Kalam: The Missile Man of India. Om Raut is the director.
Om Raut on casting Dhanush as Dr. Abdul Kalam
While revealing the reason behind casting Dhanush in the lead role, director Om Raut said, “When portraying Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, it’s essential to capture not just his achievements, but also his spiritual journey and teachings. That’s the most challenging part of a biopic like this. Raut thinks there could have been no better choice than Dhanush to 'bring this spiritual and intellectual depth to life on screen". He calls the National award-winning actor the "perfect fit" for the role and on behalf of his entire team, the Tanhaji director thanked him for choosing to be a part of the project.
Raut also said that he has always been deeply inspired by Dr. Kalam’s journey. "From what I’ve observed, his life was anchored in three key aspects. First is education he was a great teacher who placed immense value on quality learning. Second is innovation particularly indigenous innovation. He encouraged us to develop within our country. And the third is resilience the willpower to stay committed to our purpose," he said.
He always wanted to make a film based on Dr Kalam's principles and finally it happened.
The biopic will revolve around the life of Dr. Kalam from Rameswaram to Rashtrapati Bhavan, as a celebrated aerospace scientist, visionary, teacher, and people’s president.
Kalam biopic has been produced by Abhishek Agarwal of Abhishek Agarwal Arts and T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar.
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