It’s a Wrap for ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ in Delhi

Anupam Kher says that filming ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ in Delhi was a learning experience for him.

Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna feature in The Accidental Prime Minister.

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The Delhi leg of the shooting for the upcoming biographical political drama The Accidental Prime Minister has concluded, says veteran actor Anupam Kher, who will be seen playing the role of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the film.

Anupam, 63, on Thursday tweeted that shooting here was a learning experience for him.

“The Delhi schedule of our film ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ comes to an end. It was great to shoot in a city where I learnt so much about acting (National School Of Drama). It has been a learning experience to work with some superb actors from this city. Thank you Delhi.”

Anupam Kher

The film is based on a book by Sanjaya Baru, a former media advisor to Manmohan Singh. Akshaye Khanna features as Baru and Divya Seth Shah plays Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur in the movie.

It is directed by debutant Vijay Ratnakar Gutte along with Hansal Mehta as the creative producer.

The script of The Accidental Prime Minister, produced by Bohra Bros, is written by Mayank Tewari. It is slated to release on 21 December.