A heated exchange erupted recently on social media between veteran actor Anupam Kher and filmmaker Hansal Mehta after the passing of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Thursday.
The disagreement centred around criticism of the 2019 political drama The Accidental Prime Minister, where Kher portrayed Singh and Mehta served as the film’s creative director.
Here’s How It Started!
It all began when journalist Vir Sanghvi criticised the film, calling it “one of the worst Hindi movies ever made” and accusing it of spreading “lies” to tarnish Singh’s legacy.
Hansal Mehta endorsed Sanghvi’s post by retweeting it with a “+100.” This support didn’t sit well with Kher, who was quick to call out Mehta’s “double standards” in a fiery response on X (formerly Twitter).
Kher reminded Mehta of his involvement in the film, stating, “The HYPOCRITE in this thread is NOT @virsanghvi. He has the freedom to not like a film. But @mehtahansal was the #CreativeDirector of #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister. He was present at the entire shoot in England, giving 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! Common Hansal!! Grow up!”
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… https://t.co/tkr3H1ChyX
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) December 27, 2024
Hansal Mehta Reacts After Anupam Kher Slams Him For ‘Double Standards’
In response, Mehta admitted that working on the film was a mistake but defended his professionalism. He replied, “Of course, I own my mistakes, Mr Kher. And I can admit that I made a mistake. Can’t I? I did my job as professionally as I was allowed to. But it doesn’t mean I have to keep defending the film or lose objectivity about my error of judgement.”
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.… https://t.co/UIgc4Pdvww
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) December 27, 2024
Mehta added a sarcastic apology and wrote, “Call me names if you wish. Apologies if I’ve inadvertently hurt you. Sending love to you. Whenever you wish, we can speak and clear the air.”
And by the way @anupampkher sir… you can say all you want. Call me names if you wish. Apologies if I’ve inadvertently hurt you. Sending love to you. Whenever you wish we will speak and clear the air. I will not give space to trolls to distort this further and have a field day at… https://t.co/UIgc4PcXGY
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) December 27, 2024
As the argument escalated, Kher dug up old tweets where Mehta praised the film and the team, reposting them with the caption, “Without comments.”
Without comments! 👇 https://t.co/cVwvOS9sf1
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) December 27, 2024
Without comments!👇 https://t.co/A8cwcLgIHp
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) December 27, 2024
No comments. pic.twitter.com/hPXtjHKgcq
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) December 28, 2024
About The Accidental Prime Minister
The Accidental Prime Minister, based on Sanjaya Baru’s 2014 memoir, depicted Singh’s tenure as India’s Prime Minister. Despite its star-studded cast and political backdrop, the film failed to impress audiences and critics, struggling at the box office.
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