TIL Desk Bollywood/ “We can’t change the facts,” said veteran actor Anupam Kher, who plays the role of Dr. Manmohan Singh in the upcoming biopic ‘The Accidental Prime Minister.’ The trailer of the movie, which was released yesterday, drew a lot of flak from the opposition Congress party which poked holes in the portrayal of the former prime minister.
The party also criticised the teaser saying that the movie shows Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi in a wrong light. However, Kher, in an exclusive interview, stated that the film is based on facts as chronicled in a book by Sanjaya Baru — Dr Manmohan Singh’s media advisor between 2004 and 2008.
“If we make a film on the issue of Jallianwala Bagh or The Holocaust or any historic incident, we can’t change the history or the facts. That’s what we have done here,” the 63-year-old said. “The book is written by a man who was very close to the prime minister at that time. This book was either ignored or people moved on after its release. So why this hue and cry now?” he questioned.
