Ahir admits to being a friend of Purushottam Solanki, a minister in the Modi cabinet, and runs a local cable news network in partnership with BJP MLA Hirabhai Solanki.

However, Ahir insists that while the character might have resemblances with Modi, it’s not him. In the same breath, Ahir adds that Modi’s work is for all to see. Incidentally, Ahir is also organising a rally against known Modi baiters.

Akhilendra Misra, who plays Modi, has earlier acted in the Aamir Khan-starrers Sarfarosh and Lagaan. “I did not know Gujarati, but I was impressed by the script and agreed,” he says, just before he dons the trademark Modi rimless spectacles and half-sleeve kurta and walks to the set.

Jhala hopes the Gujarat Government will make the film tax-free.

Information Commissioner Bhagyesh Jha says the state Government is not aware of any such film.