Raj Thackeray produced Marathi film “Yek Number” trailer launched
Raj Thackeray produced Marathi film “Yek Number” trailer launched
In the midst of the trailer launch of his Marathi film “Yek Number” MNS Chief Raj Thackeray explained that that filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala encouraged him to not quit politics and become a film producer.
The “Yek Number” Marathi trailer launch was a star-studded affair. Besides the debutant pair of Dhairya Gholap and Sayli Patil, it saw the attendance by industry heavyweights Aamir Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, Ashutosh Gowariker, Avinash Gowariker, Sajid Nadiadwala, Warda Nadiadwala, Abhijat Joshi and Sajid Khan. Raj Thackeray, chief of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, has produced the film under the banner Sahyadri Films, which is handled by actress Tejaswini Pandit.
Sajid Nadiadwala had tol encouraged me to not quit politics and become a film producer,” reveals Raj Thackeray at Yek Number trailer launch
In the midst of the event, Raj Thackeray shared an unknown trivia of a time when he had decided to quit politics and how Sajid Nadiadwala’s advice helped him. In the year 2000, when he (Raj Thackeray) was in a different party (Shiv Sena), he was fed up with all the political happenings in it and decided to put a reverse gear. He felt he shouldn’t continue with politics with a thought to slowly leave politics. He used to regularly meet Sajid Nadiadwala. and once decided to establish a film production company.
Thackeray continued, then one fine day, the reason he re-entered politics was due to Sajid Nadiadwala. He told him one thing, ‘Raj bhai, he (Sajid) is a producer, and knows how a producer has to work and what all he needs to do. He won’t be able to see Raj Thackeray do all that as a producer. You be where you are. Filmein toh banti rahegi.’ Then I again got involved in politics and things started happening.”
Thackeray shared how after all these years, he finally entered film production and teamed up with Nadiadwala Grandson for the movie. “Now, today after all these years, he (Raj Thackeray) established a production company. And while doing that, he met Tejaswini Pandit and Sajid Nadiadwala was always there. Some very good films are made in Marathi. But the way how films from other regional industries are coming up and making it big, it is important to make Marathi films of that level too. That’s how this film called Yek Number came about.”
“Yek Number” hits cinema houses on October 12.
News Edit KV Raman
