Noted Indian film director Vivek Agnihotri has announced a movie which will try to unravel the mystery behind the "mysterious death" of Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's second Prime Minister.
The director made this important announcement on the occasion of Shastri's 113th birth anniversary today. He took to the micro-blogging site Twitter to announce the project, along with sharing a poster.
"On this day when India's most honest, successful and loved leader, Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri was born, we begin the pre-production and casting of our film on his mysterious death in Tashkent," wrote Agnihotri.
The film is tentatively titled, Bharat Ke Lal.
For the uninitiated, Lal Bahadur Shastri breathed his last on January 11, 1966, in Uzbekistan, after signing the Tashkent Declaration with Pakistan.
He reportedly passed away due to cardiac arrest at the age of 61. He was the first Indian to be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.
Jaffri believes the story will connect widely, offering audiences both reflection and entertainmentAiny Jaffri
