Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar shared the Mann Bairagi poster on his twitter handle with a caption Happy to present the first look of Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Mahaveer Jain’s special feature, #MannBairagi on the defining moment of our PM’s life on his birthday! #HappyBirthdayPMModi“

“Mann Bairagi has been made with utmost honesty and sincerity. What interested me in the story was its universal appeal and message. The story was very well researched and the turning point of our PM’s life, as a young man, really intrigued me. I felt that it’s a story that is unheard of and needs to be told.” said producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali in a statement.

Director Sanjay Tripathi said, “For me, it is a human interest story about the self-discovery of a person who went on to become such a strong leader of our country.”