Manmohan Singh Movie: Former PM Manmohan Singh died today on 26 December at the age of 92. The former PM has breathed his last at AIIMS, Delhi. Do you know that a film has also been made on Manmohan Singh, who was once Finance Minister and twice Prime Minister? Yes, Bollywood had made a film named ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ on his life.
This film, released in the year 2019, was directed by Ratnakar Gutte. This film is based on Sanjay Baru’s book ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’. In the film, Anupam Kher played the character of the former PM with great seriousness. So Akshay Khanna was seen in the role of Sanjay Baru.
Let us know how much money the makers invested in this film and how much the film earned.
Budget and earnings of ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’
According to Box Office India, the film was made for around Rs 21 crores. The film had taken a huge part of it by earning more than Rs 18 crore in the first week. The film had earned more than Rs 27 crore in India. Apart from this, if we talk about the worldwide collection of the film, according to Box Office India, it was above Rs 31 crore.
How was the condition of the film at the box office?
After calculating the difference between the film’s earnings and its budget, it becomes clear that the film had earned about 147 percent more money than the budget. However, despite this, the box office verdict of the film was a flop.
What was the story of the Accidental Prime Minister?
The story of the film was taken from the book written on the former PM, in which it was shown about the challenges he faced during and before his tenure as PM.
About former PM Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh passed away today Thursday (December 26, 2024). He was admitted to the ICU in AIIMS, Delhi at around 8 pm tonight after having difficulty in breathing.
Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014. The former PM had retired from the Rajya Sabha at the beginning of the year and with his retirement, his political innings in the Upper House came to an end after 33 years. Let us tell you that former PM Manmohan Singh has also served as Finance Minister in the government led by PV Narasimha Rao in 1991.
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