The Accidental Prime Minister producer Sunil Bohra says he knew there will be conjectures about it being a propaganda film, but he is also certain it will be a game changer for political cinema in India. "In my opinion, then film is certainly going to be a game changer as far as political cinema is concerned. It took two years to write, about half a year to make, but shall be remembered for a long long time as it is the first film where all the characters are addressed real names," Bohra said in a statement to IANS.

The film, starring Anupam Kher as former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is based on the 2014 memoir of the same name by Sanjaya Baru, Singh's media advisor from 2004 to 2008. While the BJP shared the trailer on its Twitter timeline, some Congress leaders have objected to its content.