Bollywood film and controversies go hand in hand in India. As soon as a film is announced there are several controversies which follow the makers and the actors of the film. This is exactly what happened when the trailer of Vijay Gutte's upcoming film The Accidental Prime Minister was released yesterday. The film stars Anupam Kher as Manmohan Singh, Akshaye Khanna as Sanjay Baru, Aahana Kumra as Priyanka Gandhi, and Suzanne Bernert as Sonia Gandhi. The trailer received immense love but also became the hot topic for several political parties. Anupam’s film is based on the life of former economist and India’s 13th Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who served as the PM in two full terms.
Since the time the trailer has been unveiled, many leaders have found it controversial. Congress leaders have demanded a special screening of the movie as well. Finally, reacting to all the political debate that sparked off after the trailer release, Anupam Kher took to Twitter and said, “I am not going to back off. This is my life’s best performance. #DrManmohanSingh will agree after seeing the film that it is a 100% accurate depiction.”
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The actor also mentioned that he will be meeting the press on this issue today and will talk about the same. The film is the screen adaption of the book of the same name written by Sanjay Baru who served at Singh’s advisor during his official tenure. The film is slated to release on January 11, 2019.
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Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna at the special screening of 'The Accidental Prime Minster'[/caption]
