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There is hardly any Indian film which is completely flawless. The Accidental Prime Minister is also one of them. I remember seeing Kissa Kursi Ka after the hurly-burly of politics had cooled down and the Janata Government headed by Morarji Desai was in place. Kissa Kursi Ka was an insufferable boredom from beginning to end. I wondered what had so frightened Sanjay Gandhi as to burn the prints of this film. Film-making is business, and it is customary with filmmakers to laud their product in extravagant language. The Accidental Prime Minister may not be a great work of cinematic art, but it is certainly interesting enough for those who don not read newspapers between the lines nor watch TV news channels regularly.
Umm…Dr.Singh’s ‘numerous press conferences…’ ? Really ? Shekhar Gupta seems to have outdone himself / fallen flat on his face with that one, as there were all of …three…yes, three… press conferences by Dr.Singh over a seemingly interminable ten…yes,ten….years.
Throughout the so-called review, two facts stand out – 1. Deliberate film bashing; & 2. Chamchagiri of the Congress. One marvels at the kind of people who have infiltrated the media.
What rubbish!! This is great film not just because of the great acting but also the way the story plays out. I think the writer’s predisposed bias is quite obvious! The film tells us what most already know, on how one family has tried to manipulate the country to its own end, and now we have a chance to see it in flesh
The flim is superb flim and costume and character looks real ….political flims should be made be it Congress or BJP …. Congress may criticize it but calling ban on the flim will be an attract on freedom of speech which Congress advocates
The remarks full of sarcasm against the movie “The Accidental Prime Minister” by the “The Print” is neither unexpected one & nor the worthy to be acknowledged. In fact it is pretty usual of “The Print” portray to discriminate anything shown against the Congress & specially its ruling Nehru-Gandhi clan. So yes its pretty obvious that they find Anupem Kher’s acting more robotic than in comparison to the Ex-robotic Prime Minister. Though I wonder how an such a highly literate person of the caliber of Dr.Manmohan Singh allowed himself to be remote controlled by the Gandhi clan, who simply soiled his unblemished & humble image towards their own family’s personal benefits. This is the bizarre reality of Indian democracy. Exposure of such reality is unacceptable to certain section of the digital & print media, who thrive on marketing the typical hypocrisy of inequality.
In all fairness, this movie shouldn’t have been allowed to be released. It has a dialogue in which apparently Sonia Gandhi tells Manmohan Singh “how will Rahul take over in that atmosphere of scams”, or some words to that effect. Now, does the author of that book, or the film’s director have a proof that Sonia Gandhi indeed said those words?
If the movie had fictional names for the characters, then fictitious words can be put; if it has REAL names, then their alleged statements should have documentary evidence.
Dear Sanjiv ji,
If that is your take then effectively you are taping the mouth of entire media. Documentary evidence of verbal communication, is this possible? Is it possible to know in advance when these communications are going to take place? If somebody is a witness to something out of ordinary should he keep his mouth shut because of lack of ‘documentary’ evidence? And if that rule applies to all what is the ‘documentary’ evidence that Anil Ambani was favored in Rafale deal?
Hon’ble former PM does not wear a ring in this right small ringer.
There is hardly any Indian film which is completely flawless. The Accidental Prime Minister is also one of them. I remember seeing Kissa Kursi Ka after the hurly-burly of politics had cooled down and the Janata Government headed by Morarji Desai was in place. Kissa Kursi Ka was an insufferable boredom from beginning to end. I wondered what had so frightened Sanjay Gandhi as to burn the prints of this film. Film-making is business, and it is customary with filmmakers to laud their product in extravagant language. The Accidental Prime Minister may not be a great work of cinematic art, but it is certainly interesting enough for those who don not read newspapers between the lines nor watch TV news channels regularly.
Umm…Dr.Singh’s ‘numerous press conferences…’ ? Really ? Shekhar Gupta seems to have outdone himself / fallen flat on his face with that one, as there were all of …three…yes, three… press conferences by Dr.Singh over a seemingly interminable ten…yes,ten….years.
Throughout the so-called review, two facts stand out – 1. Deliberate film bashing; & 2. Chamchagiri of the Congress. One marvels at the kind of people who have infiltrated the media.
What rubbish!! This is great film not just because of the great acting but also the way the story plays out. I think the writer’s predisposed bias is quite obvious! The film tells us what most already know, on how one family has tried to manipulate the country to its own end, and now we have a chance to see it in flesh
The flim is superb flim and costume and character looks real ….political flims should be made be it Congress or BJP …. Congress may criticize it but calling ban on the flim will be an attract on freedom of speech which Congress advocates
Imagine what size of defamation suit can be filed in this case!
From the criticism that the movie is getting from the usual Modi baiters, it must have touched a nerve, because the movie is true.
Ms Shubhra Gupta, whose judgment one trusts, has nothing good to say about the film.
The remarks full of sarcasm against the movie “The Accidental Prime Minister” by the “The Print” is neither unexpected one & nor the worthy to be acknowledged. In fact it is pretty usual of “The Print” portray to discriminate anything shown against the Congress & specially its ruling Nehru-Gandhi clan. So yes its pretty obvious that they find Anupem Kher’s acting more robotic than in comparison to the Ex-robotic Prime Minister. Though I wonder how an such a highly literate person of the caliber of Dr.Manmohan Singh allowed himself to be remote controlled by the Gandhi clan, who simply soiled his unblemished & humble image towards their own family’s personal benefits. This is the bizarre reality of Indian democracy. Exposure of such reality is unacceptable to certain section of the digital & print media, who thrive on marketing the typical hypocrisy of inequality.
In all fairness, this movie shouldn’t have been allowed to be released. It has a dialogue in which apparently Sonia Gandhi tells Manmohan Singh “how will Rahul take over in that atmosphere of scams”, or some words to that effect. Now, does the author of that book, or the film’s director have a proof that Sonia Gandhi indeed said those words?
If the movie had fictional names for the characters, then fictitious words can be put; if it has REAL names, then their alleged statements should have documentary evidence.
Dear Sanjiv ji,
If that is your take then effectively you are taping the mouth of entire media. Documentary evidence of verbal communication, is this possible? Is it possible to know in advance when these communications are going to take place? If somebody is a witness to something out of ordinary should he keep his mouth shut because of lack of ‘documentary’ evidence? And if that rule applies to all what is the ‘documentary’ evidence that Anil Ambani was favored in Rafale deal?
Hon’ble former PM does not wear a ring in this right small ringer.