Actor
Anupam
Kher
is
all
set
to
play
the
role
of
former
Prime
Minister
Manmohan
Singh
in
an
upcoming
film
based
on
the
book
written
by
Singh's
former
media
adviser,
Sanjay
Baru.
Anupam
Kher
shared
the
first
look
poster
of
the
film
and
captioned
it
as
saying,
"Lookingforward
to
playing
the
role
of
Ex
PM
#ManmohanSinghJi.
#TheAccidentalPrimeMinister
#Challenging
#FamousBlueTurban."
Confirming
his
involvment
in
the
project,
Kher
said
he
found
the
role
challenging.
"Acting
the
role
of
anyone
in
contemporary
history
is
extremely
challenging,
as
comparisons
are
bound
to
be
instant
and
inevitable."
"But
as
I
have
always
revelled
in
challenges,
right
from
my
first
film
Saaransh,
I
look
forward
to
the
experience
of
portraying
PM
Manmohan
Singh,"
he
told
ET.
The
screenplay
of
the
film
has
been
written
by
Hansal
Mehta,
who
directed
the
national
award
winning
Shahid.