Political films are the flavour of Bollywood in 2019 ahead of Lok Sabha polls but according to filmmaker Prakash Jha these movies have no effect on elections. While Uri: The Surgical Strike and The Accidental Prime Minister were the first releases of the new year, other films in the polarised political space to follow through are Thackeray and The Tashkent Files.

The Accidental Prime Minister, starring Anupam Kher as former prime minister Manmohan Singh and based on a book by his former media advisor, released amid accusations that it portrays the Gandhi family in poor light. The Congress termed the film "propaganda" ahead of the general elections.