Hansal Mehta hits back at Anupam Kher after 'hypocrite' comment regarding Manmohan Singh biopic; says, 'You seem to be evaluating people by...'

Following the demise of former Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, a journalist's tweet about the 2019 film, The Accidental Prime Minister became viral as Hansal Mehta and Anupam Kher were involved in an argument over it. It started when the filmmaker supported a journalist's tweet calling the film 'one of the worst Hindi movies'. Anupam then called Hansal a 'hypocrite'. After this, Hansal hit back at the veteran actor and penned a long note.

Hansal Mehta and Anupam Kher's war of words

The journalist shared a podter of The Accidental Prime Minister featuring Anupam Kher. It is a biography of Manhoman Singh. Sharing the poster, he tweeted, "If you want to remember the lies that were told about Manmohan Singh you should rewatch The Accidental Prime Minister. It is not only one of the worst Hindi movies ever made but is an example of how media was used to tarnish the name of a good man." Reacting to it, Hansal Mehta wrote, "+100."

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Responding to Hansal's tweet, Anupam wrote, "The HYPOCRITE in this thread is NOT @virsanghvi. He has the freedom to not like a film. But @mehtahansal was the #CreativeDirector of #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister. Who was present at the entire shoot of the film in England! Giving his creative inputs and must have taken the fee also for it. So for him to say 100% to #VirSanghvi’s comment is so messed up and full of double standards!"

He further added that he did not agree with the journalist but said that they were all capable of doing bad or indifferent work and they should own it. "Not like #HansalMehta trying to earn some brownies from certain section of people. Common Hansal!! Grow up! I still have all our videos and pics of the shoot together!" he penned.

Hansal reacted to Anupam's message and wrote, "Of course I own my mistakes Mr Kher. And I can admit that I made a mistake. Can’t I sir? I did my job as professionally as I was allowed to. Can you deny that? But it doesn’t mean I have to keep defending the film or that it makes me lose objectivity about my error of judgement. About brownie points and hypocrisy I respectfully submit that you seem to be evaluating people by the same yardstick you evaluate yourself."

About The Accidental Prime Minister

The Accidental Prime Minister is directed by Vijay Ratnakar Gutte. The cast featured Anupam Kher as Dr Manmohan Singh. Hansal mehta playd the role of Naveen Patnaik. The film also starred Akshaye Khanna as Sanjaya Baru, Suzanne Bernert as Sonia Gandhi, Arjun Mathur as Rahul Gandhi, and Aahana Kumra as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The film was commercially unsuccessful.

The Accidental Prime Minister is available on ZEE5. You can also watch it with your OTTplay Premium subscription. 

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