The Accidental Prime Minister

Jan 11, 2019

1h 51m

★ 5.0

Overview

Based on the memoir by Indian policy analyst Sanjaya Baru, The Accidental Prime Minister explores Manmohan Singh's tenure as the Prime Minister of India, and the kind of control he had over his cabinet and the country.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

Pen Studios

Rudra Production

Bohra Bros Productions

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Cast

Manmohan Singh

Anupam Kher

Sanjaya Baru

Akshaye Khanna

Sonia Gandhi

Suzanne Bernert

Priyanka Gandhi

Aahana Kumra

Rahul Gandhi

Arjun Mathur

Vipin Sharma

Aahana Kumra

Divya Seth Shah

Prakash Belawadi

Shivkumar Subramaniam

Ramesh Bhatkar

Hansal Mehta

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