Anupam Kher On The Accidental Prime Minister Controversy: “I Am Not Going To Back Off”
Responding to the controversy that The Accidental Prime Minister has raised, he said that the movie is his life’s best performance and that he is not going to back off.
Anupam
Kher's
upcoming
movie,
The
Accidental
Prime
Minister
has
stepped
into
controversy
after
the
release
of
its
trailer.
The
film,
based
on
a
2014
memoir
by
the
same
name,
is
about
the
life
of
former
Prime
Minister,
Dr.
Manmohan
Singh,
during
his
tenure
as
the
PM
from
2004
to
2014.
The
trailer
drew
flak
from
various
wings
of
the
Congress
party.
Read
up
to
find
out
how
Anupam
Kher
responded
to
the
controversy.
The
trailer
of
The
Accidental
Prime
Minister
has
drawn
strong
reactions
from
different
wings
of
the
Congress
party.
Dubbing
it
a
'propaganda'
film,
the
party's
Maharashtra
youth
wing
demanded
a
special
screening
of
the
film
from
its
producers.
There
were
even
reports
that
the
Congress
party,
which
is
in
power
in
the
state
of
Madhya
Pradesh,
had
decided
to
ban
the
film
in
the
state
but
these
reports
have
been
cleared
by
a
Congress
MLA
who
said
that
it
is
incorrect
and
no
such
decision
has
been
taken
by
the
MP
government.
Responding
to
the
controversy,
Anupam
Kher,
who
will
be
seen
portraying
the
character
of
Manmohan
Singh,
took
to
Twitter
and
said,
"I
am
not
going
to
back
off.
This
is
my
life's
best
performance.
#DrManmohanSingh
will
agree
after
seeing
the
film
that
it
is
a
100%
accurate
depiction."
Talking
to
TV
channels,
Anupam
Kher
said,
"They
should
be
happy
that
a
film
has
been
made
on
their
leader.
They
should
bring
the
crowd
to
watch
the
film
as
it
has
dialogues
such
as
'Will
I
sell
my
country?'
which
shows
how
great
Manmohan
Singh
ji
is."
"The
more
they
protest,
the
more
publicity
they
will
give
to
the
film.
The
book
has
been
out
since
2014,
no
protests
were
held
since
then,
so
the
film
is
based
on
that," he
added.
The
Maharashtra
Youth
Congress
later
withdrew
its
demand
for
a
special
screening
of
the
movie.
Lauding
this,
Anupam
Kher
said,
"It
is
good
if
they
have
changed
the
thought
process.
It
is
fantastic.
It
is
a
great
sign
of
maturity."
It
looks
like
Anupam
Kher
had
preempted
that
the
movie
might
get
into
a
controversy.
During
the
trailer
release
of
the
movie
on
December
27th,
2018,
the
actor
had
said,
"This
film
has
to
be
perceived
as
a
film,
it
should
not
get
into
controversies
just
because
of
whosoever
is
in
the
background.
There
is
also
a
lot
of
humour
in
this
film.
There
is
a
lot
of
conversation
too,
so
people
can't
say
that
it
is
a
silent
film.
Anyway,
there
are
many
people
who
are
waiting
to
see
if
I
have
goofed
up
in
any
way
while
playing
this
character.
They
are
waiting
to
attack
me.
But,
as
an
actor,
I
will
never
let
that
happen."
Directed
by
Vijay
Gutte,
The
Accidental
Prime
Minister
is
set
to
release
on
January
11,
2019.