Pankaj Tripathi has been roped in to portray the lead role in former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s upcoming biopic. Taking to social media, the actor shared a post which he captioned in Hindi, “Bharat zameen ka tukda nahi, jeeta jaagta rashtrpurush hai!, ye panktiyan likhne waali mahaan neta Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji ki bhumika mujhe bade parde pr sakaar karne ka awsar mil raha hai, ye main apne saubhagya manta hun. #ATAL jald hi (sic).”

Titled Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Ye Desh Rehna Chahiye - Atal, the film is based on a book adaptation. It will be produced by Sandeep Singh and Vinod Bhanushali.

The movie will go on floors in 2023 and is slated to hit the theatres next year on the occasion of Christmas, which marks the 99th birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.