Vijay Ratnakar's upcoming film The Accidental Prime Minister has landed in trouble. Written by Mayank Tewari, the film is based on the 2014 memoir of the same name by Sanjaya Baru. Now, a case has been filed against actor Anupam Kher and others associated with upcoming film Accidental Prime Minister in a Bihar court on Wednesday for damaging the image of some top people.
Lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha filed the case in Muzaffarpur's Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court. The court has admitted the case and fixed January 8 to hear the case in Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate court.
[caption id="attachment_189981" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna with director Vijay Ratnakar at the Trailer Launch of The Accidental Prime Minister[/caption]
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Ojha in his petition complained that Anupam Kher and Akshay Khanna, who has played the role of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his press advisor Sanjaya Baru in the film, have damaged the image of both of them. "It hurt me and many others," he said.
In his complaint, Ojha said others who have played the role of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra also damaged their image. He has also complained against the film director and producer.