Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by a Congress activist seeking stay on the release of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The apex court said it was not entertaining the petition for the stay on the release of the film as the plea is "premature" and the movie has not yet been certified by the Censor Board.
It even said that if the film is released on April 11, as claimed by the Congress activist, it will be appropriate for him to seek a redressal from the Election Commission.

"We, therefore do not consider it fit to entertain the petition", a bench comprising Chief justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna said.

Just after the news was out, Vivek Oberoi tweeted, "With all your blessings, support and love,today we have won in the Honorable Supreme Court! A humble thank you to all of you and to the Indian juidiciary 🙏 for upholding our faith in democracy! Thursday 11th April. Jai Hind🇮🇳 🇮🇳 #PMNarendraModiWins, (SIC)"

The director of the film also expressed his excitement, by saying, "Thankful to the honourable Judicial System of India for the much deserved justice. Our film, 'PM Narendra Modi' to release on 11th April 2019.Jai Hind. #PMNarendraModi (SIC)"

The biopic has been in the eye of the storm ever since the beginning. Earlier lyricist Javed Akhtar accused the filmmakers of giving him unecessary credit and took to Twitter to voice his disapproval. However, producer Sandip Ssingh cleared the air about the mysterious credits and it turns out it was all in the name of giving credit where it is due. Ssingh confirmed that the biopic uses two old songs which were written Akhtar as well as Sameer.   

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On the other hand, the actor Vivek, who plays Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a yet-to-be-released biopic, said he 'might think' of contesting elections in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The actor was participating in an interactive session with students of Parul University in Vadodara to promote the Omung Kumar-directed film PM Narendra Modi. 

(Inputs from PTI)