The Accidental Prime Minister, a forthcoming film centred around former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his journey with the Congress party, became a talking point since its trailer released. Actor Akshaye Khanna, who plays a crucial role in the movie, sees the reactions as a debate and not a controversy.

The trailer has raked up talk about the film's portrayal of a political party and has raised questions on whether the filmmaker has a political agenda. Asked about the response to the trailer and the controversy around it, Khanna told IANS here: "Look, what you call controversy, I am calling a debate and in a democratic country, the debate should be on.