The upcoming movie based on the late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray's life and political career could prove to be a game-changer for the beleagured Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance ahead of the 2019 polls. At a time when the two saffron parties are witnessing cracks in the alliance, a special screening of the biopic on the Sena founder, for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, is on the cards.

Producer and Sena Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Raut confirmed the development. "We will hold a screening of the Thackeray movie for all MPs in Delhi. In fact, a special screening of the movie for Prime Minister Narendra Modi too is on the agenda," Raut told mid-day over the phone from Lucknow. The producer and other members of the film are currently in Uttar Pradesh for the promotion of the movie on the late Shiv Sena chief's life. It is not clear whether current Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray will be present for the screening.