This film was made Dr. Bhimrao Anmbedkar released in the year 2000.
Many political drama films have been released in India in the last few years, the fresh of which is the emergency of Kangana Ranaut. Although many actors have brought alive political leaders and their passion on screen, but not everyone can do what Mamooty did in 2000. South Superstar with versatility has always won the hearts of the audience with his brilliant performances. But his film ‘Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’ will always be different. Directed by Jabbar Patel, the film not only did justice to the Larger of our ‘Constitution’ of Large Life Character, but also gave Mammuti his third National Award. But, do you know that in the beginning the Malayalam actor refused to do the film due to his mustache?
Mamuti had refused earlier
Director Jabbar Patel talked about his film and said that initially the Malayalam actor refused for his film. The director said, ‘Due to the need to make time commitments and mustache shaving, Mammooti was not in the mood to play this character earlier. He promised to give ten days every month for the time taken to make the film and after the commitment, he paid full attention to this project. The actor was very much liked in his role in the film ‘Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’.
Shahrukh Khan refused for this film
When Jabbar Patel decided to make a film on Dr. Ambedkar’s biography, he first offered this role to Shah Rukh Khan. At that time, the superstar refused to do this film with great respect. In an interview with Zoom, Shah Rukh spoke openly about the film and said, ‘I cannot portray a legend from real life. Gray parts of the character will not be interesting for anyone. It will be considered unholy. Many artists like Naseerbhai, Nana and Kamal Haasan have strong political or social beliefs. They are eligible to play such characters. Even if I play the role of Mahatma Gandhi, I cannot do this. I do not even have a skill to portray perseverance, will and possibly authentic personality. Five years later, I can do this. But I can’t do this right now. ‘
The film won three national awards
‘Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’ was made in a budget of only Rs 8.95 crore and was a hit at the box office. The film was shot together in Hindi and English. In addition, Hollywood’s Robert de Niro was also offered for this role. The film won the National Film Awards for Best Actor (Mamooti), Best Arts Direction (Nitin Chandrakant Desai) and Best Feature Film in English.
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