[image: ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ v/s ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’]MUMBAI – India has launched two propoganda films ahead of General Elections2019.
‘Uri: The Surgical Strikelink’ and Anupam Kherlink ‘The Accidental PrimeMinister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singhlink’finally hit the screens on January 11.
According to Box Office India, the political puppet-show witnessed 30-40per cent less occupancy than ‘Uri’ as the latter has more screens to itsaccount. As per early estimates, the war drama made around Rs 5 crore onits opening day.
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#TheAccidentalPrimeMinisterlink screencount…India: 1300Overseas: 140Worldwide total: 1440 screens. #Hindilink version.#Tamillink and #Telugulink versions will release on 18Jan 2019… Release date of #Englishlink version will be decidedshortly… #TAPM link1:58 PM – Jan 10, 2019link
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Both the films make it clear from the word go as to which political partythey cater to and make no secret of it. The fact that both ‘Uri’ and ‘TAPM’have released ahead of 2019 elections, have made many label them aspropaganda films.
‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ is based on the surgical strikes carried out bythe Indian Army on seven terrorist launchpads across the Line of Control onSeptember 29, 2016, in retaliation to a terrorist attack on an army camp atUri earlier that month.
DNA critic Harshada Rege gave ‘Uri’ a rating of 3 stars out of 5. “The filmdoesn’t give you a deeper insight than what has already been reported inthe media about the covert operation, thereby making it an underwhelmingwatch.
The director fails to create the sort of emotional build-up that’s requiredfor a war-drama. Therefore, your answer to ‘How’s the josh?’ isn’t aresounding ‘High’ even during the climax of the movie,” she wrote in herlinkreview.
