Upon its release, the trailer of Thackeray elicited strong and polarising responses - on one hand, the audience lauded leading man Nawazuddin Siddiqui for his uncanny resemblance to the late Balasaheb Thackeray. However, cinephiles were just as vocal in pointing out that Sachin Khedekar, who dubbed for Siddiqui in the Marathi version, was no match for the late Shiv Sena supremo, who was known for his deep baritone and rousing oratory.

Amid rumours suggesting that Chetan Shashital is likely to redub for Thackeray's part, mid-day has learnt that the voiceover artiste has already lent his voice to the protagonist of the Abhijit Panse-directed biopic.