The Accidental Prime Minister : Biopic on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Veteran actor Anupam Kher will be seen portraying the role of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in the upcoming film, titled The Accidental Prime Minister. Official first look poster of the movie was released today through the actor’s Twitter space.

Anupam Kher captioned the poster,

“To reinvent yourself as an actor is to challenge yourself. Looking forward to portraying #DrManmohanSingh in #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister. 🙂 (sic).”

In the poster, Anupam Kher is seen wearing a turban, beard and glasses and he has a striking resemblance to the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Accidental Prime Minister will be directed by Vijay Ratnakar Gutte. The movie’s screenplay is being written by renowned filmmaker Hansal Mehta.

The film is based on Sanjaya Baru’s book book, The Accidental Prime Minister : The Making And Unmaking of Manmohan Singh. Sanjaya Baru was the former Prime Minister’s media advisor from May 2004 to August 2008.

The Accidental Prime Minister is expected to hit the screens in December 2018.