Summary:
Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) Actor and NCP MP Amol Kolhe, facing flak in certain quarters for portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi"s assassin Nathuram Godse in an upcoming Hindi film, has asserted he is a "firm believer" in Gandhian thoughts and maintained he took up the controversial role only to challenge himself as an artiste.
Kolhe, facing criticism from a senior party colleague and also political opponents over the role, clarified that he does not support the ideology of Godse.
However, NCP president Sharad Pawar has come out in support of the actor.
In the film, “Why I Killed Gandhi”, directed by Ashok Tyagi and produced by Kalyani Singh, the 41-year-old actor-politician will be seen as Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin.
The movie was shot in 2017, but is slated to release on January 30 - the day Gandhi was assassinated on the same date in 1948 - on an OTT platform.
Controversy over the actor"s role has kicked off a month after the trailer of the movie was dropped online.