Trailer of 'The Accidental Prime Minister' sparks controversy

Mumbai: The makers of upcoming political drama 'The Accidental Prime Minister'. on Thursday released the trailer of the film.Earlier, the filmmakers had released series of posters from the movie.

Anupam Kher plays the role of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this Vijay Ratnakar Gutte-directorial.Sharing the trailer of the film, Anupam said,''Ladies and Gentlemen! Presenting the trailer of our highly anticipated film The Accidental Prime Minister." 

The three-minute trailer chronicles the life of Manmohan Singh and as the Prime Minister of India from 2004-2014, as narrated by Sanjaya Baru in his book of the same name. 

In appearance, Anupam Kher aces as Manmohan Singh, while Akshaye Khanna plays the role of Sanjaya Baru, who was Manmohan Singh's media advisor from 2004 to 2008. 

The film's plot is narrated through Sanjaya Baru's character.'The Accidental Prime Minister' delves deep into the internal politics of the Congress party and how Manmohan Singh handled the situations. 

The trailer also features Aahana Kumra as Priyanka Vadra, Arjun Mathur as Rahul Gandhi, and Suzanne Bernert as Sonia Gandhi.

Earlier in the day, Anupam Kher had shared a video of himself with Akshaye saying, "Dear Akshaye Khanna. Today being the release of our trailer of The Accidental Prime Minister. I want to say that you have been an amazing and most giving co actor. Your brilliance rubbed on me and it helped me bring out my best. You are an inspiration. Thank you.''

'The Accidental Prime Minister' will hit the screens on February 11.The film is based on Sanjay Baru's memoir of the same name that was released in 2014.(UNI)