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| writer = Manoj Mairta<br />Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra<br />[[Hussain Dalal]]<br /> | | writer = Manoj Mairta<br />Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra<br />[[Hussain Dalal]]<br /> | ||
| starring = [[Anjali Patil]]<br />[[Om Kanojiya]]<br />[[Atul Kulkarni]]<br />[[Makrand Deshpande]] | | starring = [[Anjali Patil]]<br />[[Om Kanojiya]]<br />[[Atul Kulkarni]]<br />[[Makrand Deshpande]] | ||
| music = [[ | | music = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] | ||
| editing = Meghna Manchanda Sen | | editing = Meghna Manchanda Sen | ||
| cinematography = Pawel Dyllus | | cinematography = Pawel Dyllus | ||
| studio = ROMP Pictures<br /> Aham Brahmasmi Entertainment <br />PVR Cinemas | | studio = ROMP Pictures<br /> Aham Brahmasmi Entertainment <br />[[PVR Cinemas]] | ||
| distributor = [[Pen India Limited]] | | distributor = [[Pen India Limited]] | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|10|23|Rome Film Festival|2019|03|15}} | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|10|23|Rome Film Festival|2019|03|15}} | ||
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'''''Mere Pyare Prime Minister''''' ({{Translation|My | '''''Mere Pyare Prime Minister''''' ({{Translation|My Dear Prime Minister}}) is a 2018<ref name=T1>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rakeysh-omprakash-mehras-mere-pyare-prime-minister-to-release-on-15th-march-2019/articleshow/67690545.cms |title=Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 'Mere Pyare Prime Minister' to release on 15th March 2019 |date=25 January 2019 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref> | ||
Indian [[Hindi]]-language social-drama film directed by [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/rakeysh-omprakash-mehra-s-mere-pyare-prime-minister-first-poster-released-trailer-out-on-february-10-119020800775_1.html |title=Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 'Mere Pyare Prime Minister' first poster released |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref> It stars [[Anjali Patil]], [[Om Kanojiya]], Atul Kulkarni, Makrand Deshpande, Niteesh Wadhwa and Rasika Agashe.<ref name="trailer review">{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mere-pyare-prime-minister-trailer-rakeysh-omprakash-mehra-film-looks-promising-5577398/ |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister trailer: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's film looks promising |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=10 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="midday">{{cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mere-pyare-prime-ministers-poster-highlights-eight-year-old-kanhus-dream-for-his-mother/20384184 |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister's poster highlights eight-year-old Kanhu's dream for his mother |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |accessdate=9 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/a-closer-look-at-the-rebels-of-sonchiriya-mere-pyare-prime-minister-new-poster-social-media-stalkers-guide-6051651.html |title=A closer look at 'The Rebels of Sonchiriya'; Mere Pyare Prime Minister |publisher=[[The First Post]] |accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref> The film follows an eight-year-old boy who decides to write a letter to the [[Prime Minister of India]] after his mother is raped.<ref name="scroll">{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/reel/912735/mere-pyare-prime-minister-trailer-a-boy-travels-from-a-mumbai-slum-to-delhi-to-right-a-wrong |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister – A boy travels from a Mumbai slum to Delhi to right a wrong |publisher=Scroll.in |accessdate=10 February 2019}}</ref> The film brings into focus the issues of defecation in open and sanitation problems faced in slums.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/dec/20/rakeysh-omprakash-mehras%E2%80%8B-mere-pyare-prime-minister-release-moved-to-march-8-2019-1914237.html |title=Rakeysh Mehra's film tells a big message through a little boy |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |accessdate=10 February 2019}}</ref> It was the only Asian film which was screened at the Rome Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rakeysh-omprakash-mehras-mere-pyaare-prime-minister-only-asian-film-to-be-screened-at-rome-film-festival-5457221.html |title=Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Mere Pyare Prime Minister only Asian film to be screened at Rome Film Festival |publisher=[[The First Post]] |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mere-pyaare-prime-minister-screened-at-rome-film-festival-118102700267_1.html |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister' screened at Rome Film Festival |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/oct/28/mere-pyaare-prime-minister-screened-at-rome-film-festival-8508.html |title=Mere Pyaare Prime Minister screened at Rome Film Festival |publisher=cinemaexpress.com |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/africa/english/pennews-epaper-pennws/mere+pyaare+prime+minister+only+asian+film+screened+at+rome+film+festival-newsid-100294091 |title='Mere Pyare Prime Minister' only Asian film screened at Rome Film Festival. |publisher=Dailyhunt |accessdate=28 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/mere-pyaare-prime-minister-screened-at-rome-film-festival/1385331 |title='Mere Pyare Prime Minister' screened at Rome Film Festival |publisher=freepressjournal.in |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref> The film was released on 15 March 2019 in theatres.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mere-pyare-prime-minister-rakeysh-omprakash-mehra-reveals-the-release-date-of-his-film/articleshow/67175030.cms |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister': Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra reveals the release date of his film |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=12 February 2019}}</ref> | Indian [[Hindi]]-language social-drama film directed by [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/rakeysh-omprakash-mehra-s-mere-pyare-prime-minister-first-poster-released-trailer-out-on-february-10-119020800775_1.html |title=Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 'Mere Pyare Prime Minister' first poster released |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref> It stars [[Anjali Patil]], [[Om Kanojiya]], Atul Kulkarni, Makrand Deshpande, Niteesh Wadhwa and Rasika Agashe.<ref name="trailer review">{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mere-pyare-prime-minister-trailer-rakeysh-omprakash-mehra-film-looks-promising-5577398/ |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister trailer: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's film looks promising |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=10 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="midday">{{cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mere-pyare-prime-ministers-poster-highlights-eight-year-old-kanhus-dream-for-his-mother/20384184 |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister's poster highlights eight-year-old Kanhu's dream for his mother |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |accessdate=9 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/a-closer-look-at-the-rebels-of-sonchiriya-mere-pyare-prime-minister-new-poster-social-media-stalkers-guide-6051651.html |title=A closer look at 'The Rebels of Sonchiriya'; Mere Pyare Prime Minister |publisher=[[The First Post]] |accessdate=8 February 2019}}</ref> The film follows an eight-year-old boy who decides to write a letter to the [[Prime Minister of India]] after his mother is raped.<ref name="scroll">{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/reel/912735/mere-pyare-prime-minister-trailer-a-boy-travels-from-a-mumbai-slum-to-delhi-to-right-a-wrong |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister – A boy travels from a Mumbai slum to Delhi to right a wrong |publisher=Scroll.in |accessdate=10 February 2019}}</ref> The film brings into focus the issues of defecation in open and sanitation problems faced in slums.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2018/dec/20/rakeysh-omprakash-mehras%E2%80%8B-mere-pyare-prime-minister-release-moved-to-march-8-2019-1914237.html |title=Rakeysh Mehra's film tells a big message through a little boy |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |accessdate=10 February 2019}}</ref> It was the only Asian film which was screened at the Rome Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/rakeysh-omprakash-mehras-mere-pyaare-prime-minister-only-asian-film-to-be-screened-at-rome-film-festival-5457221.html |title=Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Mere Pyare Prime Minister only Asian film to be screened at Rome Film Festival |publisher=[[The First Post]] |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mere-pyaare-prime-minister-screened-at-rome-film-festival-118102700267_1.html |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister' screened at Rome Film Festival |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/oct/28/mere-pyaare-prime-minister-screened-at-rome-film-festival-8508.html |title=Mere Pyaare Prime Minister screened at Rome Film Festival |publisher=cinemaexpress.com |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/africa/english/pennews-epaper-pennws/mere+pyaare+prime+minister+only+asian+film+screened+at+rome+film+festival-newsid-100294091 |title='Mere Pyare Prime Minister' only Asian film screened at Rome Film Festival. |publisher=Dailyhunt |accessdate=28 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/mere-pyaare-prime-minister-screened-at-rome-film-festival/1385331 |title='Mere Pyare Prime Minister' screened at Rome Film Festival |publisher=freepressjournal.in |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref> The film was released on 15 March 2019 in theatres.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mere-pyare-prime-minister-rakeysh-omprakash-mehra-reveals-the-release-date-of-his-film/articleshow/67175030.cms |title=Mere Pyare Prime Minister': Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra reveals the release date of his film |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=12 February 2019}}</ref> | ||
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The story revolves around the film's eight-year-old protagonist, Kannu (Kanojia), who lives in a slum and dreams of building a toilet for his mother. After his mother Sargam (Patil) is raped when she goes out in the night to defecate in the open, Kannu takes charge of improving the conditions in the slum. | The story revolves around the film's eight-year-old protagonist, Kannu (Kanojia), who lives in a slum and dreams of building a toilet for his mother. After his mother Sargam (Patil) is raped when she goes out in the night to defecate in the open, Kannu takes charge of improving the conditions in the slum. | ||
In his quest to build a toilet, Kannu writes a letter to the prime minister and travels to Delhi from Mumbai with his comrades Ringtone (Bharti) and Nirala (Prasad). The fourth member of their gang Mangla (Syna Anand) is providing support to the family back in Mumbai. After they give their letter to the office in Delhi, they return to Mumbai where Sargam is very worried for Kannu. When defecating near the pipes, Kannu mistakenly falls in the water and his friend, Ringtone jumps in to save him. Sargam comes to find Kannnu and Ringtone unharmed. The Toilet is eventually built but a public toilet not a private one but Kannu is still grateful that it was at least built. The slum residents all come to celebrate the toilet being built and | In his quest to build a toilet, Kannu writes a letter to the prime minister and travels to [[New Delhi]] from [[Mumbai]] with his comrades Ringtone (Bharti) and Nirala (Prasad). The fourth member of their gang Mangla (Syna Anand) is providing support to the family back in Mumbai. After they give their letter to the office in Delhi, they return to Mumbai where Sargam is very worried for Kannu. When defecating near the pipes, Kannu mistakenly falls in the water and his friend, Ringtone jumps in to save him. Sargam comes to find Kannnu and Ringtone unharmed. The Toilet is eventually built but a public toilet not a private one but Kannu is still grateful that it was at least built. The slum residents all come to celebrate the toilet being built and inaugurate it. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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| name = Mere Pyare Prime Minister | | name = Mere Pyare Prime Minister | ||
| type = Soundtrack | | type = Soundtrack | ||
| artist = [[ | | artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] | ||
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| artist = [[ | | artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] | ||
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| prev_title = [[Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi]] | | prev_title = [[Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi]] | ||
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The film's music is composed by [[ | The film's music is composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] and lyrics written by [[Gulzar]]. | ||
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