Based on the memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, the Accidental Prime Minister explores Manmohan Singh's tenure as the Prime Minister of India, and the kind of control he had over the cabinet and the country.
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"Hansal Mehta (director of Shahid, Aligarh) was, apparently, the creative producer of The Accidental Prime Minister. Yet the film is tacky beyond belief. All its interiors are gaudy, gilded, ugly and c..."
"Based on the book with the same name, The Accidental Prime Minister chronicles former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s (Anupam Kher) relationship with his media advisor Sanjaya Baru (Akshaye Khann..."
"Alas that’s not enough to keep you engaged in this nearly-two-hour film whose agenda and very reason to exist is transparent from the word go. I’m going with one-and-a-half out of five for The Acc"
"he Accidental Prime Minister starring Anupam Kher as former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the big release today. Watch the film at your own risk"
"While it may not be an out-and-out hit job on the Gandhi family, the movie is all about one aspect: How Dr Singh struggled with the family and the party all through his prime ministership, notes Utkar..."
"The Accidental Prime Minister is just a tool to make people remember what all happened five years ago. For the medium of cinema, this movie from Vijay Ratnakar Gutte is doing no good. Looking at the e..."
"THE ACCIDENTAL PRIME MINISTER rests on a great premise but the faulty and flawed screenplay and direction ruin the show. At the box office, the controversy surrounding the film might help it initially..."
"If you’re a political geek and have zero knowledge about cinema (in which case, why are you even reading this review?), you can watch this film to see some historical events take place. If you’re ..."
"Theres a dialogue in the film where Anupam Khers Manmohan Singh says, Mujhe koi credit nahi chahiye, mujhe apne kaam se matlab hai kyunki mere liye desh pehle aata hai. Well in the film, its Akshaye K..."
"That the film rests mainly on the shoulders of Anupam Kher as Dr. Singh and Akshaye Khanna as Sanjaya Baru is a given. While Baru is excellently underplayed by Khanna, Kher is astounding, complete wit..."