A film on the life of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher in lead role, titled ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ was recently announced. It seems that the Censor Board has already issued a cautionary warning to makers even before the shoot commenced.
Censor Board chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani has now divulged that makers will have to first and foremost obtain no-objection certificate (NOC) from Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and all the other real-life politicians whose characters would be portrayed in the film. He cautioned that the film may have to face hurdles clearing the CBFC without the NOCs.
Now, the moot question is, will the aforementioned people give NOCs? Would it matter if they don’t give NOCs?
It may be noted that the film is an adaptation of Sanjay Baru’s controversial book “The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh”. When neither Manmohan nor Gandhi could stop the book from releasing, how can they create roadblocks for the film? Well, the answer is simple, the book didn’t have to pass the Censor Board and its reach was far limited compared to its silver screen adaption.
The project has sizable attracted media attention since a pro-BJP Kher is essaying the former Congress PM.
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