Meet Lalu Prasad Yadav, LK Advani and Shivraj Patil from Anupam Kher's 'The Accidental Prime Minister'

After we got to know who is going to feature as Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in Anupam Kher starrer The Accidental Prime Minister, it is time to meet the actors who will be essaying the roles of politicians like LK Advani, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Shivraj Patil in the film. 

Anupam Kher took to Twitter and introduced the remaining cast of his film. The film, an adaptation of Sanjaya Baru’s memoir of the same name, is a political drama which will present the story of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. 

Anupam Kher who is going to play the part of the former PM, shared a collage on Twitter and wrote, “Introducing Avtar Sahni as #LKAdvaniJi, Vimal Verma as #LaluPrasadYadavJi and Anil Rastogi as #ShivRajPatilJi.:) #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister @tapmofficial @sunil_s_bohra #VijayGutte.” 

The Accidental Prime Minister has been making news for the stark resemblance of its characters with their real-life counterparts. Anupam, who plays Manmohan Singh, has adopted the mannerisms and body language of the former PM quite well.

Introducing Avtar Sahni as #LKAdvaniJi,
Vimal Verma as #LaluPrasadYadavJi and Anil Rastogi as #ShivRajPatilJi.:) #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister @TAPMofficial #SunilBohra #VijayGutte pic.twitter.com/TGTaXB1rmE

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) July 3, 2018

In the movie, Aahana Kumra plays Priyanka Gandhi and Arjun Mathur will be seen as Rahul Gandhi. Divya Seth Shah will step into the shoes of Manmohan Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur and Ram Avatar Bhardawaj will play Atal Bihari Vajpayee. 

Akshaye Khanna will be seen in the role of former PM’s media adviser Sanjaya Baru and German actor Suzanne Bernert will play Sonia Gandhi.

Sanjaya Baru, the former PM’s media adviser, had earlier spoken to Indian Express about the memoir. He had said, “The book humanises him. It brings him out as a human being. The younger generation today thinks of him as some kind of robot, a statue. The ‘Singh is King’ image is gone. He has become an object of ridicule, not admiration. I am showing him as a human being, I want there to be empathy for him.”

The script of the film, produced by Bohra Bros, is written by Mayank Tewari. Directed by debutant Vijay Ratnakar Gutte, the film is scheduled to release on December 21.