Beating Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Manoj Bajpayee, veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan has grabbed the highest number of votes to play renowned politician Balasaheb Thackeray in the biopic 'Saheb'.
Recently, a leading entertainment website conducted a poll amongst top four actors Amitabh-Shahrukh- Akshay and Manoj and Big B grabbed the highest votes.
The biopic, is currently in its pre-production phase and would go on floors by October this year.
Under the banner 'Rahul Productions', the biopic on Balasaheb Thackeray would be produced by his daughter-in-law Smita Thackeray.
Needless to say it would be exciting to know who will eventually play the role on the big screen.
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