{"id":4486,"date":"2016-03-10T13:02:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T07:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=4486"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:35:51","slug":"omung-kumra-director-pm-narendra-modi-elections-vivek-oberoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=4486","title":{"rendered":"Why \u201cPM Narendra Modi\u201d Director Omung Kumar Believes He Has Made a Neutral, Apolitical Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

T<\/span>en months ago, Omung Kumar, who now goes by \u201cOmung Kumar B\u201d met <\/p>Vivek Oberoi<\/span><\/a> \u2013 now christened \u201cVivek Anand Oberoi\u201d \u2013 while judging the Zee TV reality show <\/span>India\u2019s Best Dramebaaz<\/span><\/i>. Apparently, that\u2019s when the duo finalised the idea of making a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra <\/span>Modi<\/span><\/a>. Sometimes, the jokes write themselves. <\/span>\n\nYet, Kumar was merely a puppet; the mastermind behind the biopic was producer Sandeep Singh, who completes the comical trifecta of superstitious name changes by going as \u201cSandeep Ssingh\u201d at the moment. \u201cIt so happened that when I was judging <\/span>India\u2019s Best Dramebaaz <\/span><\/i>with Vivek, Sandeep approached me about making the biopic. And I said, okay why not? At that point, he asked me if I wanted to cast Vivek in it because I had developed a good bond with him. And I said, okay, why not?\u201d Kumar told me, with the detachment of someone ordering at <\/span>McDonalds<\/span><\/a> after a heavy meal. Going by the director\u2019s account, <\/span>PM Narendra Modi<\/span><\/i> sounds less like a movie being put together and more like a business transaction. <\/span>\n\nI met Kumar, a long-time assistant of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and a former art director (he created the sets for <\/span>Black<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Saawariya<\/span><\/i>) at his Andheri office last month, mere hours before the Central Board of Film Certification awarded the biopic an U certificate. During our 20-minute conversation, Kumar couldn\u2019t resist hinting that the makers were expecting a favourable response from the <\/span>Election Commission<\/span><\/a> which would pave the way for the film\u2019s release on April 11, the first day of polling in the seven-phase general election, despite it violating the <\/span>Model Code of Conduct<\/span><\/a>. It explained the aura of overconfidence permeating Kumar\u2019s disturbingly all-white office, that ironically resembled what the sets of a Bhansali film would look like, that is if the film had no budget.<\/span>\n\nLess than 24 hours later, the tables had irreversibly turned: Invoking Article 324 of the Indian Constitution, the Election Commission stalled the release of <\/span>PM Narendra Modi <\/span><\/i>until the end of the general <\/span>elections<\/span><\/a>, stating that the film had \u201cthe potential to disturb the level playing field\u201d. <\/span>\n\nWhen the news broke, the film\u2019s public relations team was knee-deep in negotiations with critics, trying to dictate the timing of a potential negative review: Critics would be invited for a screening only if they agreed to publish \u201cnegative reviews\u201d on April 12, a day <\/span>after<\/span><\/i> the planned release of <\/span>PM Narendra Modi<\/span><\/i>. \u201cSee, we don\u2019t want to control whether you give a favourable review or a negative review,\u201d a PR person informed me, seconds after making the ludicrous demand. In a way, it summed up the paradox accompanying the <\/span>biopic<\/span><\/a>, essentially a paean to the Prime Minister during the country\u2019s most decisive elections. For Kumar, making what looks like a love letter to the current PM, however was a responsibility. \u201cAisi picture aaj tak banni nahi hai. In history. So, that\u2019s a good way to make a mark,\u201d he offered.<\/span>\n

Omung Kumar, who termed PM Narendra Modi<\/em>, \u201cthe biggest film of his career\u201d came across as someone who revels in contradictions.<\/blockquote>\nThe director, who termed <\/span>PM Narendra Modi,<\/span><\/i> \u201cthe biggest film of his career\u201d came across as someone who revels in contradictions. \u201cI\u2019m not politically inclined,\u201d he said, early on to counter accusations that <\/span>PM Narendra <\/span><\/i>Modi<\/span><\/i><\/a> might be a hagiography. It explains why even in 2019, amid the growing tensions in the country, Kumar remains fixated on PM Modi’s “inspiring” story. \u201cIn the film, politics is just a base. Okay, this guy goes into politics, so I have to show that world. But it is ultimately a neutral person telling a story\u2026 an inspiring story,\u201d he claimed, wholly oblivious to why the country is hellbent on assuming that <\/span>PM Narendra Modi<\/span><\/i> is a \u201cpolitical film\u201d. <\/span>\n\nNaturally, he laughed off accusations against the biopic, interpreting them as \u201ca certain section ganging up without seeing the film\u201d. Yet Kumar instinctively flinches at the suggestion that the timing of the film\u2019s release might reveal its propagandistic roots, \u201cWhat is propaganda? See, <\/span>propaganda<\/span><\/a> films means that it\u2019s funded by the BJP. It\u2019s not. I know who my producers are and I wouldn\u2019t have done it had it been the other way around. I\u2019m a very righteous person who believes in what I\u2019m making,\u201d he announced, minutes after revealing that he decided to make a film endorsing the PM even though he doesn’t get politics.<\/span>\n\nWhen I pointed out the irony of an apolitical director making a biopic about a person occupying the highest seat of power in the country, Kumar adopted a defensive tone, \u201cObviously, I\u2019m not making a documentary. I\u2019m not writing a <\/span>book<\/span><\/a>. It\u2019s cinematic excellence that I want to show on the big screen of a chaiwala who became a PM \u2013 who became a superhero.\u201d The director stopped me before I could even object, \u201cHe is a superhero. I\u2019m not making him one.\u201d Kumar suggested as much by implying that the courage that PM Modi displayed while giving an \u201canswer\u201d to Pakistan after the <\/span>Pulwama attack<\/span><\/a> will remain unparalleled. Echoing his opinion is the film\u2019s trailer, which ends with a shot of Vivek Oberoi delivering a monologue against Pakistan undermining India\u2019s ability to take revenge.<\/span>\n\nConsidering he\u2019s so disconnected with Indian politics, how did Kumar, who made his directorial debut with <\/span>Mary Kom<\/span><\/i>, then guarantee that his \u201cneutral film\u201d was true to the facts of Modi\u2019s journey and his rule as PM? \u201cVivek is very politically inclined. He knows too much about <\/span>politics<\/span><\/a>, so if I would falter and wouldn\u2019t know things, I would ask him ki kya huya tha aisa? Kya ho sakta hai aisa?\u201d Kumar said, while simultaneously adding that as a headstrong director, he doesn\u2019t let anyone influence him. \u201cHaan par kahin agar facts and figures lana hai toh, I would take it from other people. And Vivek would just double-check that.\u201d <\/span>\n\n\"Omung\n
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The Election Commission stalled the release of PM Narendra Modi\n<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Image credit: Legend Global Studio<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\nEssentially, <\/span>PM Narendra Modi\u2019s<\/span><\/i> fact-checker then, was the film\u2019s lead, a self-confessed admirer of the PM and one of BJP\u2019s <\/span>star campaigners<\/span><\/a> (the director disputed the claim, saying \u201cit wasn\u2019t true\u201d). Almost desperate to suggest how neutral he has been while making <\/span>PM Narendra Modi<\/span><\/i>, Kumar proudly stated that he did not meet PM Modi in person so that he wouldn\u2019t get influenced. And yet in the same breath, revealed that PM Modi’s permission was sought while the makers were scripting it \u2013 the film was also shown to the PM\u2019s team.<\/span>\n\nKumar kept repeating this pattern throughout: He would say something and then instantly follow it up with a completely opposing take that would contradict his earlier statement. The most obvious evidence of it is when I pressed Kumar to explain the hurry to release such a \u201cneutral film\u201d during the elections. \u201cIt\u2019s purely a box office decision. Releasing it in April was always the plan even before we started shooting it,\u201d he told me, adding that the benefit of the election season was the equivalent of a \u201c<\/span>Diwali<\/span><\/a>, Christmas, or Eid\u201d release for them. <\/span>\n\nKumar\u2019s comparison is woefully misguided, given that the festive periods he mentions don\u2019t determine the fate of the country like elections do. But he doesn\u2019t seem convinced by logic. \u201cBecause of this film, who is going to be influenced so much that they will change their minds in one day and <\/span>vote<\/span><\/a> for Modi? Aisa nahi hai. If that was the case, everyone should stop campaigning and just make movies,\u201d Kumar countered. A minute later, he\u2019s changed his mind, of course. Now, he thinks that films are an important medium to influence people, but makes it clear that his film isn’t targeting voters. Instead, he is looking to \u201cinspire people\u201d with the \u201czero to hero\u201d story of the PM. <\/span>\n\nAt that point, Kumar sounded like he is in complete denial, considering he can\u2019t control what the audience take away from the film. What if the film does end up influencing voters? To that, I\u2019m offered an eloquent, \u201cIt won\u2019t na. It won\u2019t.\u201d The director paused and repeated his tired reasoning, \u201cBecause I\u2019m inspiring someone. Woh nahi dekh raha hai koi. I don\u2019t think that anyone will be so in awe after seeing the film that they will change their votes. Phir toh sab smoking, rape dekh ke woh bhi karna shuru kar denge.\u201d<\/span>\n\nAs we near the end of our conversation, Kumar proceeds to complain about being robbed of the chance to talk about a film he shot in record 38 days by being forced to defend accusations, which he claims are a \u201cjoke\u201d. And yet when I ask him a question about the film \u2013 if <\/span>PM Narendra Modi <\/span><\/i>touches upon <\/span>demonetisation<\/span><\/a>, the many incidents of <\/span>lynching<\/span><\/a>, and the growing intolerance in the country, Kumar declined to answer. \u201cLook at the man himself \u2013 you like him or you hate him but you can\u2019t avoid him. The same is with our film.\u201d<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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