The Accidental Prime Minister will be game changer for political cinema: Producer
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister will be game changer for political cinema: Producer

India TV News  

The Accidental Prime Minister producer Sunil Bohra says he knew there will be conjectures about it being a propaganda film, however, he is sure that it will be a game changer for political cinema in India. The movie starring Anupam Kher as former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is based on the 2014 memoir of the same name by Sanjaya Baru, Singh's media advisor from 2004 to 2008. There has been talk about The Accidental Prime Minister being a propaganda film ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. "My agenda for producing The Accidental Prime Minister is to make an entertaining film.

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The Accidental Prime Minister full movie leaked online by TamilRockers
5 years, 11 months ago

The Accidental Prime Minister full movie leaked online by TamilRockers

India Today  

Vijay Ratnakar Gutte's The Accidental Prime Minister has fallen prey to online piracy, just a day after it released. Photo: Screenshot Photo: Screenshot The Accidental Prime Minister, featuring Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna, Suzanne Bernert, Vipin Sharma and Arjun Mathur in key roles, is based on the two-term tenure of former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh in office. Meanwhile, The Accidental …

The Accidental Prime Minister movie review: In His Majesty's Ingratiating Service
5 years, 11 months ago

The Accidental Prime Minister movie review: In His Majesty's Ingratiating Service

Deccan Chronicle  

Cast: Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna, Suzanne Bernert, Aahana Kumra, Arjun Mathur, Divya Seth Director: Vijay Ratnakar Gutte The charge goes that many Indians, but most vocally its elite liberals, hold the concept of and commitment to secularism above all else. It doesn’t tell us that for the first time ever, in the Congress’ history, Sonia Gandhi announced the name of …

Screening of 'The Accidental Prime Minister' cancelled in Kolkata amid protests
5 years, 11 months ago

Screening of 'The Accidental Prime Minister' cancelled in Kolkata amid protests

India TV News  

The screening of "The Accidental Prime Minister" was on Friday cancelled at a Kolkata theatre due to security reasons amid protest demonstrations by youth Congress activists, police said. "The afternoon screening of 'The Accidental Prime Minister' has been cancelled due to security reasons. State youth Congress leadership claimed the content and the title of the film is derogatory towards Singh …

The Accidental Prime Minister movie review: Anupam Kher delivers an appalling performance. 1 star
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister movie review: Anupam Kher delivers an appalling performance. 1 star

Hindustan Times  

The Accidental Prime Minister Director: Vijay Ratnakar Gutte Cast: Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna Rating: 1/5 The Accidental Prime Minister movie review: Anupam Kher’s film is like a long episode of Savdhaan India. Vijay Ratnakar Gutte’s heavily publicised new film, The Accidental Prime Minister, based on the book by Manmohan Singh’s former media advisor Sanjaya Baru, feels rather improbably like that …

‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ film review: It’s an unsubtle hit job
6 years ago

‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ film review: It’s an unsubtle hit job

Live Mint  

Sanjaya Baru was media advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 2004 to 2008. He later wrote a memoir about this stint called The Accidental Prime Minister, on which Vijay Ratnakar Gutte’s film is based. It takes little time for The Accidental Prime Minister to start talking about what it’s really talking about. In a scene shortly after the 2004 …

The Accidental Prime Minister movie review: Inelegant adaptation with blatant disregard for Manmohan Singh
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister movie review: Inelegant adaptation with blatant disregard for Manmohan Singh

Firstpost  

This adaptation of Sanjaya Baru’s book of the same name, which also carries a disclaimer stating it’s a work of “entertainment”, covers a 10-year period from the 2004 general election — from Dr Manmohan Singh’s elevation to prime minister by party president Sonia Gandhi to 2014, when the United Progressive Alliance ceded power. When he took office, Singh hired journalist …

Friday releases: The Accidental Prime Minister and Uri in cinema halls today
6 years ago

Friday releases: The Accidental Prime Minister and Uri in cinema halls today

India TV News  

The Year 2019 has begun for Bollywood fans as two big movies The Accidental Prime Minister and Uri have hit the cinema halls today. Nonetheless, spectacular actors like Anupam Kher and Vicky Kaushal are set to impress with their acting skills in The Accidental Prime Minister and Uri respectively. You can read our URI Movie review here The Accidental Prime …

The Accidental Prime Minister: Anil Kapoor attends Anupam Kher’s film screening. See pics
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister: Anil Kapoor attends Anupam Kher’s film screening. See pics

Hindustan Times  

The makers of Anupam Kher’s new film, The Accidental Prime Minister, held a screening of the film in Mumbai. The Accidental Prime Minister stars Anupam Kher in the lead role. The Accidental Prime Minister is based on a book by Sanjaya Baru, former media advisor to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The Delhi High Court had earlier on Wednesday …

What this season of political biopics tells us: These films must exist, as should the right to dissent against their intent
6 years ago

What this season of political biopics tells us: These films must exist, as should the right to dissent against their intent

Firstpost  

The meaning of this new crop of political films releasing before our elections cannot be cleaved from our current political environment. While the film builds a critique of the project, it “They don’t believe it is real.” It is my film certification agent, calling after the screening at the Board’s Office in Mumbai. Given that the Certification Board wantonly extends …

Watch: Anupam Kher's transformation into Manmohan Singh for The Accidental Prime Minister
6 years ago

Watch: Anupam Kher's transformation into Manmohan Singh for The Accidental Prime Minister

Firstpost  

The Accidental Prime Minister has been in a whirlwind of controversies ever since its trailer launch. Based on the book of the same name by Sanjaya Baru, the film chronicles the political career of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, specifically during the reign of 2004-2014. Actor Anupam Kher plays the lead, perfectly recreating Singh’s mannerisms and body language for the …

The Accidental Prime Minister: Plea moved before Delhi HC demanding ban on promos, trailer of Anupam Kher's film
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister: Plea moved before Delhi HC demanding ban on promos, trailer of Anupam Kher's film

Firstpost  

Claims state that the trailer of The Accidental Prime Minister be banned since it ‘maligns and twists’ the image of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh The Accidental Prime Minister seems to be facing new trouble. As per reports in ANI, a plea has been moved before the Delhi High Court, demanding that the trailer of the film be banned since …

The Accidental Prime Minister: Case filed against Anupam Kher in Bihar court
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister: Case filed against Anupam Kher in Bihar court

Op India  

The movie ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ seems to have disturbed a lot of people, as a case has been filed in a Bihar court on Wednesday against actor Anupam Kher and other people associated with the upcoming movie for ‘damaging the image of some top people’. Ojha in his petition complained that both Anupam Kher, who has portrayed the role …

Anupam Kher questions YouTube saying The Accidental Prime Minister (film) trailer not appearing when searched | Celebrities News – India TV
6 years ago

Anupam Kher questions YouTube saying The Accidental Prime Minister (film) trailer not appearing when searched | Celebrities News – India TV

India TV News  

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher’s next hindi film ‘The Accidental prime Minister’ is undoubtedly one of the most-awaited movies of 2019. In no time, The Accidental Prime Minister topped the trending videos on You Tube and Anupam Kher even shared the news with his fans. Anupam Kher took to his Twitter to raise a query regarding his upcoming film The Accidental …

Makers of The Accidental Prime Minister complicit in BJP's design to disparage Singh, demonise Gandhis
6 years ago

Makers of The Accidental Prime Minister complicit in BJP's design to disparage Singh, demonise Gandhis

Firstpost  

Given the BJP’s record of stalling the release of films it considers inimical to its interest, The Accidental Prime Minister becomes an eloquent example of essentially illiberal forces exploiting the liberal ethos to spin propaganda It is not a mere accident that The Accidental Prime Minister, the film on former prime minister Manmohan Singh, is scheduled for release on 11 …

No prior screening for The Accidental Prime Minister, says Anupam Kher
6 years ago

No prior screening for The Accidental Prime Minister, says Anupam Kher

India TV News  

Anupam Kher has refused to the opposition Congress' demands of a special screening of his upcoming film 'The Accidental Prime Minister.' The organisation has also demanded a special pre-release screening of the film - based on Dr. Manmohan Singh's tenure as India's prime minister. 'The Accidental Prime Minister' is based on facts as chronicled in a book by Sanjaya Baru-- …

The Accidental Prime Minister: How a film trailer spooked Congress loyalist media
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister: How a film trailer spooked Congress loyalist media

Op India  

Trailer of the film The Accidental Prime Minister starring Anupam Kher was released yesterday. The film is based on the book of the same title written by Sanjaya Baru, media advisor and chief spokesperson of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh from May 2004 to August 2008. — Ankur Bhardwaj December 28, 2018 A string of movies filled with BJP …

The Accidental Prime Minister Row: No ban on Anupam Kher-starrer movie in Madhya Pradesh, clarifies Congress
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister Row: No ban on Anupam Kher-starrer movie in Madhya Pradesh, clarifies Congress

India TV News  

Dismissing reports about banning of Anupam Kher starrer 'The Accidental Prime Minister', a film based on the book written by former PM Manmohan Singh's media advisor Sanjay Baru, in Madhya Pradesh, Congress said on Friday that it is BJP's propaganda to divert attention from real issues. Taking to Twitter, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said fake propaganda by the BJP …

The Accidental Prime Minister should be India's official entry to Oscars, says Anupam Kher
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister should be India's official entry to Oscars, says Anupam Kher

India TV News  

Breaking his silence over the controversy surrounding the movie 'The Accidental Prime Minister', based on a book by former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's media advisor Sanjaya Baru, Anupam Kher has said that those criticising the film should actually back it to be India's official entry for Oscars. Anupam Kher, who plays Manmohan Singh in the Vijay Gutte directed movie, …

The Accidental Prime Minister: PCHB, Youth Congress demand private screening before film's official release
6 years ago

The Accidental Prime Minister: PCHB, Youth Congress demand private screening before film's official release

Firstpost  

Both the associations claim that the trailer of The Accidental Prime Minister portrays Manmohan Singh and the Congress party in a wrong light. Both the Maharashtra State Youth Congress and Punjabi Cultural Heritage Board have sent notices to the producers of The Accidental Prime Minister, demanding that a private screening be held before the official release of the film. Anupam …

Accidental Prime Minister trailer: Anupam Kher caricatures Manmohan Singh in hit job on Congress
6 years ago

Accidental Prime Minister trailer: Anupam Kher caricatures Manmohan Singh in hit job on Congress

India Today  

How do you take a controversial book and make a film out of it - that you know is going to hit all the right notes as far as controversy is concerned? The Accidental Prime Minister, based on the eponymous book by Dr Manmohan Singh's media advisor Sanjaya Baru does all of that and more. The Accidental Prime Minister has …

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