India, Sept. 19 -- Filmmaker Ravindra Gautam, popularly known for Maharani Season 2 and Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami, is set to entertain audiences with his upcoming film, Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi. The film stars Anant Joshi as Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, alongside Paresh Rawal and Dinesh Lal Yadav in key roles.

Inspired by The Monk Who Became Chief Minister by Shantanu Gupta, the film will release in theatres on September 19. In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times, Ravindra Gautam spoke about what inspired him to make a film on CM Yogi Adityanath and revealed how everyone on set stopped eating non-vegetarian food during the shoot.

Speaking about his inspiration for making the biopic, Ravindra said, "To me, he looke...