Thackeray is a 2019 Indian biographical film written and directed by Abhijit Panse, made simultaneously in Marathi and Hindi. Following the life of Balasaheb Thackeray, the founder of the Indian political party Shiv Sena, the film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the eponymous person and Amrita Rao as his wife. The film released on 25 January 2019, the 93rd birthday of Bal Thackeray.