Accidental Prime Minister  

News TV anchor Rajdeep Sardesai recently said on his show that Vivek Agnihotri’s film on the mysterious death of Lal Bahadur Shastri, The Tashkent Files, was a propaganda film to be released just before the general election. Hurt, the filmmaker has sought a chance to explain what his creation is all about on the channel that has judged the film without seeing it.

If ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ raised questions of impropriety against the Congress for having shabbily treated former PM Manmohan Singh, Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Tashkent Files’ will accuse the party of much more than that, the cover-up of the murder of another ex-PM, Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Prakash Jha says labelling the films is not a new phenomenon as even his film, the critically-acclaimed "Raajneeti" (2010) was called a propaganda film.

VHP, Bajrang Dal held a torchlight protest at Town Hall, Bengaluru, against women's entry into Sabarimala temple. Ranveer Singh shared a video of Deepika Padukone, in which she can be seen singing a song from his latest film, Simmba. And the video is going viral. All this and more on MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

Anupam Kher, who plays Dr. Manmohan Singh in the film, took to social media to remind Rahul about his earlier tweet on freedom of expression.

Union finance minister P Chidambaram's wife Nalini Chidambaram is alleged of receiving Rs 1.4 crore in a chit fund scam, CBI has filed a chargesheet. Anupam Kher shared a video on Instagram in which his mother, Dulari Kher, is seen praising her son’s acting in The Accidental Prime Minister. All this and more on MyNation in 100 seconds.

Anupam Kher shared a video on Instagram in which his mother, Dulari Kher, is seen praising her son’s acting as Dr Manmohan Singh and has given him full marks

Anupam Kher has shared a 20-second lapse video on his official Instagram account, regarding his makeover as Manmohan Singh. Take a look.

The Delhi high court dismissed on Monday a petition seeking a ban on the trailer of the film, The Accidental Prime Minister, saying, while the issue was in public interest, the petition was not filed in the form of a PIL
 

The film is about the mysterious circumstances under which the second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri died in Russia. Titled "The Tashkent Files", the film is directed by Vivek Agnihotri.

Anupam Kher has questioned the video streaming portal about the missing trailer of The Accidental Prime Minister 

The Accidental Prime Minister's trailer seems to portray Singh as a victim of the Congress' internal politics but Kher said the filmmakers have treated the 10 years of the UPA government with utmost authenticity.