Anupam Kher starts shooting for Manmohan Singh movie The Accidental Prime Minister, see photos

Anupam Kher plays former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in The Accidental Prime Minister.

The shoot for The Accidental Prime Mnister has already started in London.

Earlier, it was confirmed that Lipstick Under My Burkha actor Aahana Kumra will be playing Priyanka Gandhi in the film. Aahana earlier told indianexpress.com, “Yes, I have been approached to play the role of Priyanka Gandhi in the film The Accidental Prime Minister. We are still working on the look and once that is done and we are satisfied with it, we’ll start the shoot. That’s what the production house and the makers have been thinking. I am beyond excited to play this role. It is important that we get the look right because a lot of characters from this movie are real people from our system.”

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Akshaye Khanna will play the role of political commentator Sanjay Baru in the film. The film is based on the book The Accidental Prime Minister by Baru.

The first poster of The Accidental Prime Minister, featuring Anupam Kher, was released a few months ago.

The first poster of The Accidental Prime Minister featuring Anupam Kher was released in June 2017.

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The Accidental Prime Minister is directed by debutant Vijay Ratnakar Gutte, along with Hansal Mehta as the creative producer. Mayank Tewari has written the script of the film, who earlier wrote the script of Newton. The film is expected to release on December 21.

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