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The Accidental Prime Minister

The Accidental Prime Minister

Now Streaming · Jan 11, 2019 · 1h 50m · Biographical, Drama
Critics' Average:1.8/5(11 reviews)
Box Office22.65 Cr
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The Accidental Prime Minister is a film that explores the tenure of Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, and the kind of control he had over the cabinet and the country.

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Critics were mostly negative on The Accidental Prime Minister, criticising its one sided politics, weak writing and poor direction. Akshaye Khanna received the most regular praise, while views on Anupam Kher were divided. The weak reviews were matched by poor box office results.

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3 Reviews
9% Mixed
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64% Negative
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Dnaindia.com
Dnaindia.comZee Media Corp Ltd
3/5
DNA India found the political story interesting for viewers who follow current affairs and praised Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna, but warned that the film is not very entertaining.
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Hindustantimes.com
Hindustantimes.comHT Media
1/5
Hindustan Times strongly disliked the film, calling it crude and obvious political propaganda. It also found Anupam Kher's performance unconvincing.
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Koimoi.com
Koimoi.comContests2win.com
2/5
Koimoi found the film disappointing despite excellent work from Akshaye Khanna, saying the second half becomes messy and the political drama never becomes strong enough.
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Bollywoodlife.com
Bollywoodlife.comZee Media
2/5
BollywoodLife found the film worth watching once, praising the casting and especially Akshaye Khanna, but felt weak execution stopped the political story from making a strong impact.
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Taran Adarsh
Taran AdarshBollywood Hungama
2/5
Bollywood Hungama liked the basic idea but felt weak writing and poor direction ruined its potential, leaving the film disappointing overall.
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News18.com
News18.comReliance Industries
1.5/5
News18's Rajeev Masand found the film hard to enjoy, criticising its clear political agenda and weak film making despite some good casting and performances.
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The Accidental Prime Minister is a film that explores the tenure of Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, and the kind of control he had over the cabinet and the country.

DirectorVijay Ratnakar Gutte
Produced byJayantilal Gada
BannerPen India Ltd.
GenreBiographical, Drama
LanguageHindi
Release date11 January 2019
StatusNow Streaming
Streaming PartnersZee5
Running time110 minutes
CountryIndia

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