People opposing The Accidental Prime Minister should propose my name for Oscars: Anupam Kher

"Abroad, when a film on Lincoln is made, when you do a film on Gandhi or Margaret Thatcher; all the three actors have got Oscars. I should be talking about that this film, according to me, is India's entry for Oscars and I should be nominated for it," Kher told ANI news agency.

"Everybody who is talking about this is saying wow this is exactly like Manmohan Singh. So, I will say that these people who are protesting should suggest my name for the Oscars for being so close to Dr Manmohan Singh, so much so that my mother did not recognize me whether it is Dr. Manmohan Singh or me," he said.

Alleging distortion of facts, the Maharashtra Youth Congress has objected to the release of veteran actor Anupam Kher starrer The Accidental Prime Minister, a biopic of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. 

Following the release of the trailer, which shows how Singh was caught in the middle of the Congress party and the government, the Maharashtra Youth Congress sent a letter to the producers of the film, demanding a special screening of the same.

Maharashtra Youth Congress president Satyajeet Tambe Patil has threatened to stall the release of the film countrywide if their demand of a special screening is not met.

Also Patil demanded that the producers must agree to the party's recommendations of the necessary changes in the film.

He alleged that the producers have tried to "malign" the Congress party's image.

Kher essayed the role of Singh in the film.

From nuclear deal to scams which had unnerved the Congress government, The Accidental Prime Minister touches all of them.

Vijay Ratnakar Gutte directorial film, which is based on book with the same title by Baru, is slated to release on Jan 11, 2019.

Singh, an economist and politician, became the Prime Minister in 2004 and remained in the post till 2014. He ran the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for 10 years.