Bhajan samrat Anup Jalota is all set to play Satya Sai Baba in an upcoming biopic. The film also features Sadhika Randhawa, Jackie Shroff, Govind Namdev , Arun Bakshi, Mushtaq Khan in important role. Sudhakar sharma has written the lyrics which are composed by Bappi Lahiri ,Sumeet Tappu . Babban Rao Ghulap of Atman Films presents the film produced by Balkrishn Shrivastav of A One Creation . The film is co-produced by Subhash Sehgal,Ankita and Nikita Shrivastav . Bappa Lahiri has given the Background music of the film and Sachindra Sharma has written the story of the film. The film will release on 29th January 2021 all over cinemas.
Anup Jalota says he was able to pull off the role of SatyaSai Baba because he knew the godman well.
Excerpts from the Interview-
“I met Satya Sai Baba for the first time 55 years ago. I was 12 when I met him in Lucknow, and at that time he heard my bhajans and blessed me. Since then, I was in touch with Satya Sai Baba. I visited his ashram in Puttaparthi several times to meet him. Also, I had also met him in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Ooty. I think I have been able to do justice to this role because I knew him well. Being one of his followers, I know how he used to sit, walk, talk and interact with his followers. Because I have seen him doing that all these years,” .
The 67-year-old singer also revealed that the late godman used to call him “Chhote Baba”. “Whenever he used to meet me, he used to call me Chhote Baba. I would ask Satya Sai Baba why he called me by that name and he told me that one day you will realise that. Now, I realise why he used to call me Chhote Baba because I was destined to play his role on screen,” said Jalota. “Last year, I worked in ‘Paatal Lok’ but there still are people who don’t know I can act as well. So, this is a good opportunity for me to show my acting skills apart from singing,” he added.
