The Accidental Prime Minister

<p>Based on the memoir by Indian policy analyst , explores the tenure of as the Prime Minister of India, and the interference of the Congress Party in contradicting his decisions during his first tenure. The movie details how Singh fell victim to the Congress Party’s “dynastic approach”. The movie highlights how Manmohan Singh was constantly ignored by the Congress to maintain turf for , the son of Principal photography begun on 31 March 2018 in . The London-based shooting schedule concluded on 21 April 2018. In India, most of the shoot occurred in which later wrapped up on 4 July 2018. The first look of the film was released on 6 June 2017 through ‘s official Twitter handle. New poster of the film giving date of release of the film. With launch of new poster the release date was advanced to 11 January 2019. A new look poster of the film was released by TAP official on 3 January 2019. The version film was released on 11 January 2019 on 1300 screens in India and 140 in overseas. The and dubbed versions released on 18 January 2019. has given the film 3.5 stars out of 5, describing the film as “well-crafted” and Kher’s portrayal of Manmohan Singh “a convincing act”. Utkarsh Mishra reviewing the film for , gives the film 3.5 stars out of 5, observes that the movie if carefully watched comes out as “well made”, he criticises Kher for over dramatising Singh’s walking style. Saibal Chatterjee of gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, noting that “ is neither hugely entertaining nor engagingly dramatic.” Shubra Gupta of sums up the retort: ” is an out-an-out propaganda film, created for the specific purpose of making the former prime minister look like a weak, spineless man, a puppet whose strings were controlled by then Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi”. ‘s Ronak Kotecha gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5 stating “Bollywood has produced several political dramas that are intense, complex and dark, has all of that in measured tones.” Koimoi’s Umesh Punwani gave the film 2 stars out of 5 stating “A Silent Disappointment. Akshaye Khanna is outstanding. I could just watch this movie again to fast-forward and go through just his scenes.” Ajaz Ashraf writing for the felt that the trailer of the film seemed to suggest that was the media adviser and chief spokesperson of Manmohan Singh during . However, Baru was only in this position during May 2004 to August 2008. The book ends in May 2009 when UPA returned to power following . Baru had written 14-page epilogue with speculations and questions which is used as a pivotal subject in the film. The single track is composed by Sandhu Tiwari while lyrics are written by . In 2017, former Censor Board chief had said that the filmmakers will need to obtain a No-objection certificates from former Prime Minister and President for the film. Ruling promoted the trailer through their official Twitter account. Reacting to this, a Congress spokesperson alleged that the film was “political propaganda”. Upon the release of the trailer, the Congress party’s Maharashtra youth wing in a letter to the producers of the films raised objections to the “incorrect presentation of the facts” and demanded a special screening of the film. They later withdrew the letter, intending to not publicize the film. On 2 January 2019, lead actor Anupam Kher tweeted that people were reporting that the film’s trailer was unseen as a top search result while being directly searched for on . The newspaper conducted their own search, and confirmed Kher’s allegations, noting that only after the following day was the trailer returned to its position as a top search result. This led to speculation that the trailer had initially been removed intentionally as part of an anti-propaganda campaign. On 8 January 2019, a local court in ordered FIR against and thirteen other associated with the film for defaming political leaders.</p>