Bollywood actor, Pankaj Tripathi will be seen playing Atal Bihari Vajpayee in upcoming film, Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Yeh Rehna Chahiye Atal, directed by Ravi Jadhav.

Tripathi in an interview said, “Playing the humane politician is a privilege. He was also an excellent writer and renowned poet.”

Jadhav said, “I couldn’t have asked for any better story than that of Atalji. On top of this, having an exemplary actor like Pankaj Tripathi to bring to screen Atalji’s story.”

Producer Vinod Bhanushali said, “We had all imagined Pankaj Tripathi playing Atalji since the time we started discussing the film”.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one of the co-founders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

In 1996, he became PM for the first time but had to resign within 13 days due to a lack of majority votes from other parties.

Later, he became PM in 1998 and 1999 for the second and third time, respectively.

He passed away on August 16, 2018, at 93.