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Hansal Mehta and Anupam Kher have been on loggerheads ever since they indulged in social media spat regarding their film The Accidental Prime Minister. Their spat began when the former PM Manmohan Singh passed away a few days back and a journalist tweeted about the film. The journalist was seen criticizing the movie, and Hansal Mehta, who was the creative director of the movie, has now agreed with the POV. This left actor Anupam Kher miffed. Here’s how the director has now reacted to the fiasco.
Hansal Mehta on spat with Anupam Kher
On Sunday night, the filmmaker shared the link of his interview on his X handle, with the caption, “Here is a very detailed response to Mr. @AnupamPKher and to those who still believe in reading. For those who choose to troll without purpose or with one – get well soon. I’m done here for now.”
Here is a very detailed response to Mr. @AnupamPKher and to those who still believe in reading. For those who choose to troll without purpose or with one – get well soon. I’m done here for now.
Hansal Mehta Responds To Anupam Kher’s Scathing Comments On The Accidental Prime…
In a conversation with Times of India, the director mentioned, “Both of us are opinionated individuals and often have differing perspectives on things. What I found uncalled for was the name-calling. However, I refuse to be drawn into that.” He continued how the news of Manmohan Singh’s demise reminded him of the film. “Perhaps I could have voiced that opinion earlier, but it was a chapter I had left behind—until I heard the news of Mr. Manmohan Singh’s passing. It’s unfortunate that my words shifted the focus away from what was meant to be a somber reflection on my error in judgment and instead led to abusive trolling,” Mehta said.
About Hansal Mehta-Anupam Kher feud
It all started when journalist Vir Sanghvi tweeted, “If you want to remember the lies that were told about Manmohan Singh you should rewatch The Accidental Prime Minister. It is not only one of the worst Hindi movies ever made but is an example of how media was used to tarnish the name of a good man.” Hansal, reacting to it, wrote, “+100.” This irked Anupam Kher, who played the protagonist Manmohan Singh, and he responded with his criticism of the filmmaker.
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, 2024Calling out Hansal Mehta, the tweet read, “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 also for it. So for him to say 100% to #VirSanghvi’s comment is so messed up and full of double standards! Not that I agree with Mr. Sanghvi but we are all capable of doing bad or indifferent work. But we should OWN it. Not like #HansalMehta trying to earn some brownies from certain section of people. Common Hansal!! Grow up! I still have all our videos and pics of the shoot together!”
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, 2024To this, Hansal Mehta called back with, “Of course I own my mistakes Mr Kher. And I can admit that I made a mistake. Can’t I sir?” The post ended with Hansal Mehta calling out the veteran actor for “evaluating” others with the “same yardstick.“
About The Accidental Prime Minister
Coming to the film, it was directed by Vijay Ratnakar Gutte, where Anupam Kher played Dr Manmohan Singh and Hansal Mehta played Naveen Patnaik. Besides them, the film also starred Akshaye Khanna, Suzanne Bernert, Arjun Mathur and Aahana Kumra.
