Javed Akhtar 'shocked' to find his name on Modi biopic poster

Renowned Indian poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar on Friday expressed shock and disbelief after finding his name on a poster of the upcoming Narendra Modi biopic.

The makers of the much hyped Narendra Modi biopic released the trailer of the movie and a number of posters and publicity material on Thursday.

One of the posters released by the makers names Javed Akhtar as one of the song writers of the movie which surprised the renowned poet and lyricist.

Am shocked to find my name on the poster of this film. Have not written any songs for it ! pic.twitter.com/tIeg2vMpVG

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) March 22, 2019

“Am shocked to find my name on the poster of this film. Have not written any songs for it !” wrote Javed Akhtar while sharing the said poster of the film.

The movie’s director Omung Kumar and makers Suresh Oberoi and Sandip Singh are yet to comment on the matter.

The movie, starring Vivek Oberai, is set to release on April 12  and is clearly aimed at influencing the upcoming elections in India with the heroic portrayal of Modi.

Some political parties have also petitioned India’s election commission to stop release of the movie during elections.

The two-minute trailer glorifies his so-called achievements and desh bhakti  to the extent that even Indians have ridiculed the trailer online.

One of the foremost critics of the trailer was ‘Rang De Basanti’ actor Siddharth who took to Twitter to sarcastically point out that the trailer misses out on how Modi won India its independence by “single-handedly wiping out the British Empire” thus generating a lot of laughs.

#PMNarendraModiTrailer does not show how #Modiji won India’s Independence by single handedly wiping out the British Empire. Looks like another cheap trick by the sickular, libtard, commie, naxals and of course that Nehru. #IstandwithModi

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) March 21, 2019