The Accidental Prime Minister

What should a biopic deliver is a question that will garner various responses. A historian would want it to be a record of our times so that it could have resonance in the future. A filmmaker would seek dramatic points in the subject's life that would render a compelling narrative. A sociologist would want to assess if the person's life had any significant impact on society. We would like to stick with the one in the disclaimer: "this film is meant solely for the purpose of entertainment".

Unfortunately, despite all the good intent, The Accidental Prime Minister, quite like its protagonist, fails to deliver on the promise.

The Accidental Prime Minister, at its core, stages itself as a relationship of two men beset by palace politics in the world's largest democracy. If you are moved by this fictionalised version of Dr Manmohan Singh and Sanjaya Baru then you'd have had a good time watching this piece. If not, que sera sera.

...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 but the film is bound to crash.

The Accidental Prime Minister is a different film and one must laud the courage to pick up something so controversial. However, it needed better execution to make a real impact. It is a definite one time watch with its breezy narrative, superb casting and of course Akshaye Khanna who shines like a diamond. Does it redeem the image of Dr Manmohan Singh? Not as well as it was expected to...

The motive of this tacky, third-rate propaganda piece is all too apparent in the story it wants us to go home with.

Anupam Kher's Act Is Sincere But The Film Fails To Speak Loud!

I came away with Akshaye Khanna's smug smile and his jaunty walk. He is conspiratorial throughout, occasionally pensive and seemingly having the last laugh in an inelegant adaptation.

All said and done, this political-drama neither has much politics nor has an authoritative drama. What it has is a couple of very good performances but they aren't enough to make you stick your seats even for a very crisp duration. From what, as a dumb-headed politic follower, I feel this was a homage to an individual leading to demean a party. If you guys see the film, please let me know if I've got this right.

Frustrated with the interference from the Gandhis and the apparent unwillingness of Manmohan Singh to set the record straight, Baru resigns and writes his memoir, The Accidental Prime Minister (accidental as Singh never contested an election but was a Rajya Sabha member). Sales are sluggish, until the PMO denounces the book: at which point, it becomes a bestseller. Gutte should hope his film meets with the same good fortune.

The film is shabbily made even though they get lots of cast to look like people in real life, and skims the events in Dr, Singh's work life. Is this a propaganda film?

Vijay Ratnakar Gutte's The Accidental Prime Minister is so unsubtle in its disdain for the Nehru-Gandhi family and the Congress, that it could almost pass off as a creation of the social media cell of the ruling party.

The film is so incompetently crafted, terribly performed and transparently petty that it isn't even pathetic enough to be panned as a "propaganda" movie

The Accidental Prime Minister tries to defame Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, and I don't believe it is accidental.