The Accidental Prime Minister: The Book Versus The Film
The book is serious and takes the job of running the government seriously. The film is funny and takes the job of running propaganda seriously
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The Accidental Prime Minister Movie Review: Vijay Ratnakar Gutte’s Film Is Narratively Incoherent, Technically Sloppy And Flat-Out Tedious
Anupam Kher’s portrayal of Dr. Manmohan Singh focuses on an overtly high-pitched voice and an awkward shuffle that comes dangerously close to caricature
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The Accidental Prime Minister Movie Review: A Shockingly Crafted Disaster That Is Too Poor To Be Judged For Its Politics
The film is so incompetently crafted, terribly performed and transparently petty that it isn’t even pathetic enough to be panned as a “propaganda” movie
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The Accidental Prime Minister’s Costume Designer And Makeup Artist On Aiming For Historical Accuracy In The Film
Abhilasha Srivastava and Shrikant Desai on getting in touch with the Gandhis’ personal designer, creating 70 costumes for Anupam Kher and which character needed artificial eyebrows
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The Accidental Prime Minister Trailer Talk: Movie On Manmohan Singh Blames It On Congress
The film, which features Anupam Kher in the titular role, will release on 11 January
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Hotel Mumbai Trailer Talk: Dev Patel Plays Taj Hotel Staffer In Retelling Of 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks
Based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai, the film starring Dev Patel, Anupam Kher, Armie Hammer and Nazanin Boniadi will release on Netflix in 2019
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Love Sonia Movie Review: The Film Has Talent And Good Intentions, But Trips In The Second Half
Debutant director Tabrez Noorani’s Love Sonia is tough viewing. We spend a harrowing two hours with the girls of a Mumbai brothel as they are brutalized over and over again
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Love Sonia Movie Review: Disturbing Insights Into The Sex Trade In India
Tabrez Noorani’s Love Sonia is a bleak, deflating examination of the global sex trade network through the story of a 17-year-old Indian girl in search of her sister
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M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story: Sushant Singh Rajput brings to life this incredible story of a Ranchi boy becoming the world’s richest cricketer
Neeraj Pandey’s telling of Dhoni’s life is thrilling, moving and exhausting. Sushant Singh Rajput brings to life this incredible story of a boy from Ranchi who becomes the world’s richest cricketer
Khosla Ka Ghosla! Turns 10: An Oral History
It was the film that introduced us to the brilliance of Dibakar Banerjee. But Khosla ka Ghosla! (KKG), which completes 10 years on September 22, is a milestone in Hindi cinema for…