Speaking about the sudden demise of Janmendra, Kashmera Shah told Spotboye, "We have just reached here. Janmendra is no more. It's a natural death. We are deeply shocked."
Be it the pre-Independence or post Independence era, the Hindi film industry has been consistently portraying the flavour of nationalism and patriotism through a bouquet of films.
In an interview with MidDay, casting director Rohan Mapuskar revealed that it was Irrfan Khan who was first considered for the part. If things had gone according to plan, it would be him playing Balasaheb Thackeray on screen.