President Kovind to watch ‘Hichki’ tomorrow

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind will catch a special screening of Rani Mukerji’s hit film “Hichki” at the Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow.
The movie, which released last Friday, featured the actor as Naina Mathur, a teacher with Tourette’s Syndrome. The Sidharth P Malhotra directorial is continuing to receive a great response from the audience.
“‘Hichki’ has a strong social message which is appealing to audiences across all age-groups. The relevancy of the film has become a huge draw for audiences who want to see actors back quality content films through their craft.
“The huge acclaim of ‘Hichki’ has found its taker in none other than the President of India who will be watching the film on Saturday,” a press release from production banner Yash Raj Films said.
Producer Maneesh Sharma said it was a great honour and a humbling experience for the team to host the President.
“It is an incredible feeling to receive such love from audiences for ‘Hichki’. It is a matter of great pride for any filmmaker to have his/her film screened for the President of India. I’m extremely humbled that ‘Hichki is spreading such important social messages across the country,” Sharma said. (AGENCIES)