A Poet Among Politicians

For Pankaj Tripathi, it was all about nailing the inner persona of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Main Atal Hoon

- Suhani Singh

Q. Political biopics have been hard sells in India. Are you hopeful that Main Atal Hoon will change that?

There’s a thin line between a political film and a biopic of a politician. There’s, of course, politics in Main Atal Hoon, but he’s also a multidimensional personality; so, there are his thoughts, his journey, the challenges he faces and a focus on his literary side and personal life. There will be things that you didn’t know of.