Naseeruddin, Mithun in film on Shastri

On Lal Bahadur Shastri's 52^nd death anniversary today, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri announced he has roped in veteran actors Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakaraborty for a film on the former Prime Minister's controversial death.

The investigative thriller film is titled The Tashkent Files.

"A film on the biggest cover-up of a free India required that we work with great actors with credibility. Both Naseer and Mithunda are multiple-time National Award winners. It is a privilege to work with such involved and passionate actors of our times," says Agnihotri.

The film will have two sides to the narrative and its story is a crowd-sourced idea, read a statement issued on behalf of the makers.

The director will cast a prominent actor for the role of Shastri. The announcement will happen soon, and the film will go on floors next week. 

Shastri died in Tashkent, then in the Soviet Union, soon after signing a peace pact with Pakistani rulers to end the 1965 India-Pakistan war.