The Accidental Prime Minister Movie Review: The Accidental Prime Minister movie based on the book with the same name written by Sanjay Baru. This movie is based on former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s (Anupam Kher) relationship with his media advisor Sanjaya Baru (Akshaye Khanna). While the film focuses largely on how Baru struggled with managing Dr Singh’s public image during his career as pm of India.