The Accidental Prime Minister Movie Review
Director: Vijay
Ratnakar Gutte
Artists: Anupam
Kher, Akshaye Khanna, Suzanne Bernert, Arjun Mathur, Ahana Kumra
Movie Type : Biography
/Drama
Rating: 4/ 5
Vijay Ratnakar Gutte's film based on the book 'The Accidental
Prime Minister' by Sanjay Baru, who was very close to the former PM, described
former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as 'Singh is King' on the one hand, on the
other hand the weak and Bhishma Pitamah of Mahabharata. Who has kept silence
rather than answering the country's questions for the good of the political
family. There are some such things in the film which along with cleansing the
image of the former PM also tarnishes. Sanjay Baru, a media advisor and close
to former PM Manmohan Singh, who bound the book to the Accidental Prime
Minister, says that the PM never met him after the book was published. Is this
the same thing for PM? Though the truth is between the former PM and Sanjay
Baru, but between 2004 and 2014 on the pretext of Sanjay Baru's book, many
people with the intention of making a film on the world linked to former Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh and PMO have been shown. Raising questions. Especially
when the elections are very close. Apart from this, the performance of the
supporting cast with Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna, is seen in cinematic style so
that you start living that era.
The story of the film is from the perspective of Sanjay Baru,
which begins with the UPA's victory in the Lok Sabha in 2004, in which Congress
President Sonia Gandhi (Suzanne Burnett) chooses Dr. Manmohan Singh for the
post of PM after giving up the temptation to become PM himself. . After that,
many characters like Rahul Gandhi (Arjun Mathur), Priyanka Gandhi (Ahana Kumra)
appear in the story. Sanjay Baru (Akshaye Khanna), who is the media advisor to
the PM, constantly reinforces the PM's image. He has already made one thing
clear that he will report to the PM, not to the high command Sonia Gandhi. He
also has a good run in the PMO, but his opponents are not lacking. Baru
transforms the PM, writes his speeches, then the PM is confident in front of
the media, talks about the nuclear deal with Bush, the Left draws support from
the government on this deal, PM is put in the dock, PM After several scenes
such as the high command's continued influence on the decisions of the high
command, the confrontation of the PM and the high command, the confrontation of
the opponents, the story reaches a point where nuclear issues But the PM is
bent on resigning, but the high command stops him from resigning. The story
further depicts the other five years of his victory, which in a way reflects
the downfall of the UPA government, where scams like 2G have been shown.
The film specifically underlines how he became the victim of
politics of his own party. Director Vijay Ratnakar Gutte's film is for that
particular audience, who is deeply interested in politics. It is difficult to
understand this for the message. There is a dire need to watch the references
shown in the film carefully. He takes the audience into a world of PMO that he
knows, but he is not familiar with it. The story of the film is very flat. There
is a lack of exciting turns and twists. The supporting characters have not been
developed properly except for the main cast. In many places, the film seems
boring due to the same set up, but the dark humor also entertains you.
Talking about the acting, Anupam Kher in the role of former
PM is initially stuck with the voice modulation and the style of bowing both
hands, but as the character develops and the story progresses, Anupam in the
character Kher starts converging. He has maintained the seriousness of the
character. According to the facts of the book, he has played the PM's
recklessness, powerlessness and dark humor. Akshaye Khanna in Baru's character
has proved to be the high light of the film. Akshay has entertained the
audience a lot due to his look as the narrator, the distinctive dialogic payoff
and the Tanjia accent. German actress Suzanne Bernert has adopted Sonia
Gandhi's look well, but her negative streak in the character is much stronger.
Aahna's look as Priyanka is awesome, but she doesn't get much screen space.
Similarly, Arjun Mathur in the role of Rahul did not get much scenes. Divya
Seth is remembered as the wife of PM. Other political characters include cast
casting and acting.
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