New Delhi:
Anupam Kher, who played the role of Dr. Manmohan Singh in the film The Accidental Prime Minister, Gave an emotional tribute to the former PM on his Instagram feed.
Anupam Kher shared a long video message, in which he expressed his views about Dr. Manmohan Singh, a person and leader. He also told how he prepared himself for this character.
Mr Kher described Dr Singh as “gentle, bright, brilliant and kind”.
He said, “I met him twice at events. He always praised my work. He was an honest person, a great leader, a wonderful person.”
Anupam Kher also revealed that he initially rejected it The Accidental Prime Minister For “various” reasons (including political reasons). At the same time, the film veteran felt that it was one of those films where he played the character “truthfully”.
Anupam Kher believes that when he played the character of Mr. Singh on screen, he “absorbed” Mr. Singh’s qualities to some extent. He also told that his biggest quality is his power of listening.
Anupam Kher concluded by saying, “The man in the blue turban will be missed. The film may have been controversial but that man was not.”
While sharing the video, he wrote in the caption, “Deeply saddened to know about the demise of former #Prime Minister of India #Dr.ManmohanSingh! After studying him for over a year for the film #TheAccidentalPrimeMinister, I felt like I had actually spent so much time with him.
“He was naturally a good human being. Completely honest personally, great economist and a very humble person. Some might say he might not have been a shrewd politician! My heartfelt condolences to his family. Om Shanti ,” Kher wrote.
To keep an eye:
Film stars from different regions and languages mourned his demise. Chiranjeevi, Madhuri Dixit, Sunny Deol, Madhur Bhandarkar, Manoj Bajpayee and others wrote tributes for him.
Dr. Manmohan Singh is survived by his wife and three daughters. He was the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014.
The Government of India has announced seven days of state mourning. The funeral of the former Prime Minister will take place tomorrow on 28th December.
