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The Accidental Prime Minister
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The Accidental Prime Minister

2019-01-11 · 111 min · ★ 5.3

History · Drama

Based on the memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, The Accidental Prime Minister explores Manmohan Singh's tenure as the Prime Minister of India, and the kind of control he had over his cabinet and the country.

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Directors
Vijay Ratnakar Gutte
Production companies
Pen Studios, Rudra Production, Bohra Bros Productions
Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

Akshaye KhannaAkshaye KhannaSanjaya Baru
Anupam KherAnupam KherManmohan Singh
Suzanne BernertSuzanne BernertSonia Gandhi
Arjun MathurArjun MathurRahul Gandhi
Aahana KumraAahana KumraPriyanka Gandhi
Divya Seth ShahDivya Seth ShahGursharan Kaur
Vipin SharmaVipin SharmaAhmed Patel
Prakash BelawadiPrakash BelawadiM. K. Narayanan
Shivkumar SubramaniamShivkumar SubramaniamP. Chidambaram
Pradeep ChakravartiPranab Mukherjee
Munish BhardwajMunish BhardwajKapil Sibal
Ramesh BhatkarRamesh BhatkarPrithviraj Chavan
Anish KuruvillaAnish KuruvillaT. K. A. Nair
Hansal MehtaHansal MehtaNaveen Patnaik
Ajit SatbhaiP. V. Narasimha Rao
Avtar SahniL. K. Advani
Ram AvtarAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Sunil KothariA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Anil ZankarSitaram Yechury
Anashua MajumdarAnashua MajumdarMamata Banerjee

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