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{{Infobox film
| image = The Accidental Prime Minister film.jpg
| alt = The poster features Akshay Khanna as Sanjay Baru and Anupam Kher as Manmohan Singh and buthe title appears at bottom.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Vijay Gutte]]
| producer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Sunil Bohra]]|Dhaval Gada}}
| writer = {{Unbulleted list|Vijay Ratnkar Gutte|Mayank Tewari|Karl Dunne|Aditya Sinha}}
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[Anupam Kher]]|[[Akshaye Khanna]]|[[Suzanne Bernert]]|[[Aahana Kumra]]}}
| narrator =
| music = '''Songs:''' Sadhu Tiwari (India) Sudip Roy (UK) '''Score:''' [[Sumit Sethi]] [[Abhijit Vaghani]]
| cinematography = [[R. Madhi]]
| editing = [[Praveen K. L.]]
| studio = {{Unbulleted list|Rudra Productions (UK)|Bohra {{Abbr|Bros.|Brothers}}|[[Pen India Limited]]}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2019|1|11|ref1=<ref name="release1"/>}}
| runtime = 110 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/accidental-prime-minister-2018|title=The Accidental Prime Minister {{!}} British Board of Film Classification|website=www.bbfc.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget = 
| gross = {{INR|link=yes}}22.65 cr.<ref name=boxapm>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/accidental-prime-minister/box-office//|title=The Accidental Prime Minister Box Office Collection till Now - Bollywood Hungama|publisher=Bollywood Hungama|accessdate=2 March 2019}}</ref>
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[The Accidental Prime Minister]]''|[[Sanjaya Baru]]}}
}}

'''''The Accidental Prime Minister''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film directed by [[Vijay Gutte|Vijay Ratnakar Gutte]] and written by Mayank Tewari, based on the 2014 [[The Accidental Prime Minister|memoir of the same name]] by [[Sanjaya Baru]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-the-accidental-prime-minister-twitter-reaction-on-first-look-4694874/|title=The Accidental Prime Minister first look: Anupam Kher 'overwhelmed' with response, writes personal thanks|work=The Indian Express|date=8 June 2017|accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref> It was produced by the Bohra Bros under Rudra Production (UK), in association with [[Jayantilal Gada]] under the banner of [[Pen India Limited]]. It stars [[Anupam Kher]] as Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]], the [[List of Prime Ministers of India|13th Prime Minister of India]] from 2004 to 2014 under the [[United Progressive Alliance]].

The film was released on 11 January 2019.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/the-accidental-prime-minister/movie-review/67476547.cms|title=The Accidental Prime Minister Review {3.5/5}: An amusing and engaging look at the term of Dr Manmohan Singh as India's PM|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/the-accidental-prime-minister-box-office-collection-day-1-anupam-kher-s-film-grosses-a-decent-rs-3-5-1976682|title=The Accidental Prime Minister Box Office Collection Day 1: Anupam Kher's Film 'Grosses A Decent' Rs 3.50 Crore|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/accidental-prime-minister-movie-review-fans-are-all-praises-anupam-kher-and-akshaye-khanna-436869|title=The Accidental Prime Minister review: Fans are all praises for Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna|website=PINKVILLA|language=en|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-accidental-prime-minister-set-profitable-simmba-surpass-chennai-express-today/|title=Box Office: The Accidental Prime Minister set to be profitable, Simmba to surpass Chennai Express today|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2019-01-14|website=Bollywood Hungama|language=en|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref> It earned a moderate opening of {{INRConvert|45|m}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/top-story/the-accidental-prime-minister-box-office-collection-day-2-anupam-kher-movie-sees-growth-in-collections-despite-poor-reviews/story/309554.html|title=The Accidental Prime Minister Box Office Collection Day 2: Anupam Kher's movie sees growth in collections despite poor reviews|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=2019-01-14}}</ref> at the box office on its first day<ref name=":1" /> and {{INRConvert|305.2|m}} as of January 24.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficecollection.in/box-office-report/uri-the-surgical-strike-the-accidental-prime-minister-7th-day-1-week-box-office-collection-40213|title=Uri The Surgical Strike & The Accidental Prime Minister 7th Day (1 Week) Box Office Collection|last=Team|first=BOC India|date=2019-01-17|website=BoxOfficeCollection.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref name=boxapm/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficecollection.in/box-office-report/uri-the-surgical-strike-the-accidental-prime-minister-4th-day-box-office-collection-40128|title=Uri The Surgical Strike & The Accidental Prime Minister 4th Day Box Office Collection|last=Team|first=BOC India|date=2019-01-14|website=BoxOfficeCollection.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-14}}</ref>

==Plot==
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 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 Rahul Gandhi, the son of Sonia Gandhi

== Cast ==
*[[Anupam Kher]] as [[Manmohan Singh]]
*[[Akshaye Khanna]] as [[Sanjaya Baru]]
*[[Suzanne Bernert]] as [[Sonia Gandhi]]
*[[Arjun Mathur]] as [[Rahul Gandhi]], son of Sonia Gandhi
*[[Aahana Kumra]] as [[Priyanka Gandhi]]
*[[Anasuya Majumder]] as [[Mamata Banerjee]]
*[[Vimal Verma]] as [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
*[[Avtar Sahni]] as [[L. K. Advani]]
*[[Anil Rastogi]] as [[Shivraj Patil]]
*[[Ajit Satbhai]] as [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
*[[Chitragupta Sinha]] as P. V. Ranga Rao
*[[Vipin Sharma]] as Ahmed Patel
*[[Divya Seth Shah]] as Gursharan Kaur
*[[Shiv Kumar Subramaniam]] as P. Chidambaram
*[[Munish Bhardwaj]] as Kapil Sibal
*[[Ram Avtar]] as Atal Bihari Vajpayee
*[[Sunil Kothari]] as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
*[[Atul Kumar (actor)|Atul Kumar]] as [[Jyotindra Nath Dixit]], also known as Mani Dixit
*[[Anish Kuruvilla]] as [[T. K. A. Nair]]
*[[Prakash Belawadi]] as M. K. Narayanan
*[[Madan Joshi]] as Brajesh Mishra
*[[Pradeep Chakravarti]] as Pranab Mukherjee
*[[Yogesh Tripathy]] as Natwar Singh
*[[Bobby Parvez]] as Pulok Chatterji
*[[Anil Zankar]] as Sitaram Yechury
*[[Hansal Mehta]] as Naveen Patnaik
*[[Deepak Gheewala]] as N. Ram
*[[Naval Shukla]] as Yashwant Sinha
*[[Deepak Dadwal]] as Jaswant Singh
*[[Ashok Sagar Bhagat]] as Arjun Singh
*[[Ramesh Bhatkar]] as Prithviraj Chavan
*[[Subhash Tyagi]] as Mulayam Singh Yadav
*[[Manoj Tiger]] as Amar Singh
*[[Adarsh Gautam]] as Yousaf Raza Gilani
*[[Chembur Hari]] as A. K. Antony
*[[Kishor Jaykar]] as George Fernandes
*[[Aazam Khan]] as Ghulam Nabi Azad
*[[Vijay Singh]] as Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
*[[Askari Naqvi]] as Vir Sanghvi
*[[Pradeep Kuckreja]] as Prakash Karat
*[[Gull Jolly]] as Daman Singh
*[[Archana Sharma]] as Chiki Sarkar
*[[Sandeep Dhabale]] as Arnab Goswami
*[[Poorti Arya]] as One of the Reporters
*[[Apurva Nemlekar]] as One of the Reporters

== Production ==
Principal photography begun on 31 March 2018 in [[London]].<ref name=tie1>{{cite news|title=Anupam Kher starts shooting for Manmohan Singh movie The Accidental Prime Minister, see photos|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-the-accidental-prime-minister-first-look-5124144/lite/|work=[[The Indian Express|IndianExpress]].com|location=[[New Delhi]]|date=5 April 2018|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> The London-based shooting schedule concluded on 21 April 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anupam Kher wraps up London schedule for The Accidental Prime Minister|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anupam-kher-wraps-up-accidental-prime-minister-5146122/lite|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=21 April 2018|access-date=22 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://moviealles.com/movies/the-accidental-prime-minister-movie-wiki-news-trailer-songs-cast-crew-release-date/|title=The Accidental Prime Minister shoot wrapped in London – Movie Alles|date=21 August 2018|work=Movie Alles|access-date=30 October 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In India, most of the shoot occurred in [[New Delhi]] which later wrapped up on 4 July 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/AnupamPKher/status/1014713823549325312|title=Anupam Kher on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=30 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

== Marketing and release ==
The first look of the film was released on 6 June 2017 through [[Anupam Kher]]'s official Twitter handle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-accidental-prime-minister-first-look-anupam-kher-looks-convincing-as-manmohan-singh-3522425.html|title=The Accidental Prime Minister first look: Anupam Kher looks convincing as Manmohan Singh|publisher=Firstpost|date=7 June 2017|accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/AnupamPkher/status/872288677724073986/|title=Anupam Kher on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=30 October 2018|language=en}}</ref> New poster of the film giving date of release of the film.<ref name="release1" /> With launch of new poster the release date has been advanced to 11 January 2019.<ref name="release">{{Cite web|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/the-accidental-prime-minister/ET00058175|title=The Accidental Prime Minister(2019) – Release Date, Cast, Review|website=BookMyShow}}</ref><ref name="release1">{{cite tweet|user= taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh|date=27 December 2018|number = 1078139936698560512 |title=Trailer out today... New poster of #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister... Stars Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna... Directed by Vijay Ratnakar Gutte... 11 Jan 2019 release... #TAPM #TAPMTrailer https://t.co/VR4nHPNrhT}}</ref>

A new look poster of the film has been released by TAP official on 3 January 2019.<ref>{{cite tweet|user= TAPMofficial|author=The Accidental Prime Minister|date=3 January 2019|number = 1080714920625360896 |title=He put India before himself. Know the inside story in just 8 days, on January 11. https://t.co/aOtTlO0768 @AnupamPKher @IAmAkshaye @GutteVijay @mehtahansal @suzannebernert @mayankis @bohrabrosoffic1 @PenMovies @jayantilalgada @gada_dhaval @AahanaKumra @mathurarjun @ashokepandit https://t.co/OIF3uDAV4a}}</ref>

The [[Bollywood|Hindi]] version film was released on 11 January 2019 on 1300 screens in India and 140 in overseas. The [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] dubbed versions released on 18 January 2019.<ref name=tamilrel>{{cite tweet|user=taran_adarsh| author=Taran Adarsh| date = 10 January 2019|number = 1083286835718086657 | title=#TheAccidentalPrimeMinister screen count... India: 1300 Overseas: 140 Worldwide total: 1440 screens. #Hindi version. #Tamil and #Telugu versions will release on 18 Jan 2019... Release date of #English version will be decided shortly... #TAPM}}</ref>

==Reception==
[[The Economic Times]] 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".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/the-accidental-prime-minister-review-anupam-kher-pulls-off-a-convincing-act-the-drama-unfolds-into-a-well-crafted-film/articleshow/67520513.cms|title='The Accidental Prime Minister' review: Anupam Kher pulls-off a convincing act, the drama unfolds into a well-crafted film|date=2019-01-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref>

Utkarsh Mishra reviewing the film for [[Rediff.com]], 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/accidental-prime-minister-review-did-manmohan-fight-with-sonia/20190111.htm|title=Accidental Prime Minister Review: Did Manmohan fight with Sonia?|website=Rediff|access-date=2019-01-24}}</ref>

Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, noting that “''The Accidental Prime Minister'' is neither hugely entertaining nor engagingly dramatic.”<ref name=":1" />
Shubra Gupta of [[The Indian Express]] sums up the retort: "''The Accidental Prime Minister'' 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 The Family".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/the-accidental-prime-minister-review-rating-anupam-kher-5533067/|title=The Accidental Prime Minister movie review: A shoddy propaganda film|date=12 January 2019}}</ref>

[[The Times of India]]'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, ''The Accidental Prime Minister'' has all of that in measured tones."<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> [[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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/the-accidental-prime-minister-movie-review-a-silent-disappointment/|title=The Accidental Prime Minister Movie Review: A Silent Disappointment!|last=Punwani|first=Umesh|date=2019-01-11|website=Koimoi|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref>

== Historical accuracy ==
Ajaz Ashraf writing for the ''[[Firstpost]]'' felt that the trailer of the film seemed to suggest that [[Sanjaya Baru]] was the media adviser and chief spokesperson of Manmohan Singh during [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement]]. 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 [[2009 Indian general election]]. Baru had written 14-page epilogue with speculations and questions which is used as a pivotal subject in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/timing-of-the-accidental-prime-minister-no-accident-its-makers-complicit-in-bjps-design-to-disparage-singh-demonise-gandhis-5807331.html|title=Makers of The Accidental Prime Minister complicit in BJP's design to disparage Manmohan Singh, demonise Gandhis|website=Firstpost|access-date=2018-12-28}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==

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| artist = Sadhu Tiwari
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| label = [[Pen India Limited]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
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The single track is composed by Sandhu Tiwari while lyrics are written by [[Nagarjun|Baba Ngarjun]].

{{Track_listing
| headline=Track listing
| total_length = 3:37
| extra_column=Singer(s)
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| extra1= Sandhu Tiwari
| lyrics1= Baba Ngarjun
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}}

==Controversy==
In 2017, former Censor Board chief [[Pahlaj Nihalani]] had said that the filmmakers will need to obtain a No-objection certificates from former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and [[Indian National Congress]] President [[Rahul Gandhi]] for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.india.com/news/india/the-accidental-prime-minister-movie-needs-noc-from-manmohan-singh-sonia-gandhi-says-pahlaj-nihalani-2214187/|title= The Accidental Prime Minister movie needs NoC from Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, says Pahlaj Nihalani|accessdate=8 June 2017|date= 8 June 2017}}</ref>

Ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] promoted the trailer through their official Twitter account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/bjp-shares-the-accidental-prime-ministers-anupam-kher-trailer-on-twitter-reactions-5513049/|title=BJP shares The Accidental Prime Minister's trailer on Twitter, draws flak online|date=28 December 2018}}</ref> Reacting to this, a Congress spokesperson alleged that the film was "political propaganda".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/the-accidental-prime-minister-trailer-stirs-up-political-storm-congress-demands-private-screening-prior-to-release-5804911.html|title=The Accidental Prime Minister trailer stirs up political storm; Congress demands private screening prior to release|website=Firstpost}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Youth Congress objects to The Accidental Prime Minister, demand special screening |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/youth-congress-objects-the-accidental-prime-minister-special-screening-anupam-kher-manmohan-singh-5512391/ |accessdate=27 December 2018 |work=Indian Express |date=27 December 2018}}</ref> They later withdrew the letter, intending to not publicize the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/in-poll-season-political-films-create-furore-1418635-2018-12-28|title=In poll season, political films create furore|first1=Kamlesh Damodar Sutar|last1=MumbaiDecember 28|first2=2018UPDATED|last2=December 28|first3=2018 06:16|last3=Ist|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/the-accidental-prime-minister-trailer-bollywood-review/|title=The Accidental Prime Minister Trailer Talk: Movie On Manmohan Singh Blames It On Congress|date=27 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-accidental-prime-minister-anupam-kher-receives-flak-for-political-propaganda/articleshow/63624792.cms|title='The Accidental Prime Minister': Anupam Kher receives flak for political propaganda – Times of India ►|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

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 [[YouTube]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/the-accidental-prime-minister-trailer-goes-missing-from-youtube-anupam-kher-blasts-platform-1421644-2019-01-02|title=The Accidental Prime Minister trailer goes missing from YouTube. Anupam Kher blasts platform|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-01-04|agency=Ist}}</ref> The newspaper ''[[India Today]]'' 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.<ref name=":0" /> On 8 January 2019, a local court in [[Bihar]] ordered FIR against [[Anupam Kher]] and thirteen other associated with the film for defaming political leaders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/bihar-court-orders-fir-against-anupam-kher-and-13-others-for-the-accidental-prime-minister-1995541.html|title=Bihar Court Orders FIR Against Anupam Kher and 13 Others For The Accidental Prime Minister|website=www.news18.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[PM Narendra Modi]]''
* ''[[Pradhanmantri]]''

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|6986710}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|accidental-prime-minister}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/the_accidental_prime_minister}}

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