Prior to its release, due to its subject, 'The Accidental Prime Minister' had landed in controversy. Indian National Congress, the party that led the UPA government during the time the film is set, called it a propaganda film.The movie kicked off its box office run with Rs 3.50 crore, followed by Rs 4 crore on Saturday. Now, the latest report on Boxofficeindia.com claims that the film collected Rs 4.5 crore on Sunday, racking up a total tally of Rs 12 crore in three days. The Accidental Prime Minister stars Anupam Kher in the titular role of former prime minister Manmohan Singh . The movie is directed by Vijay Ratnakar Gutte and the script is based on the book of the same name by Sanjaya Baru , the former PM’s media adviser from 2004 to 2008.The movie also stars Akshaye Khanna Aahana Kumra and Arjun Mathur