Mere Pyare Prime Minister

After his mother is raped when she goes out at night to defecate, a young boy takes it upon himself to build a toilet for her and writes a letter to the Prime Minister to help improve the conditions in his slum.

When Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra decides to come up with another film on the same subject (Toilet ek prem kattha), you might hope he may have something more to say. Does he? Almost.

While (TOILET- EPK) film was a love story where a husband works at building toilets for his wife, here, we have a young boy named Kanhu (Om Kanojiya) who wants to do the same for his mother. In his quest for his slum to have a toilet, he writes a letter to the Prime Minister and travels to Delhi from Mumbai, to deliver the letter to the PM.

The first thing that the filmmaker avoids is to politicise the issue like other films about the subject have done, which in itself is a commendable thing. He focuses on the story instead which elevates the film from being a propaganda machine.

The strongest part of the movie is the casting. The young actors do a solid job and totally steal the show.

The weakest part of the film seems to be the story. Their journey to Delhi that the kids partake in, could have been made a bit more interesting.

The film is a sweet, slice-of-life drama about a kid who loves his mother and wants her life to be just a little bit better.

One of the best films, you'll find on Netflix. Based on a very real issue and amazing interpretation. Young actors are icing on the top!

The genius of a Master is in making the audience forget that they are actually watching the work of a Master !

It is totally beyond my understanding how a Legend like Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra can make a movie that appears like a Student Project !!

"Mere Pyare Prime Minister" has surprised me in the simplest way possible - by not trying to surprise at all.

He should write a book on how to shoot movies at different budget levels.

Some movies are made just to watch and let sink in. It is one such movie. The journey of the innocence of a child through harsh realities of India has been beautifully portrayed. Don't expect ups and downs in the movie. It flows thoroughly in the same reality which it intends to project sweetened by the unconditional love between son and the mother supported by some compassionate characters around them.

Except for some forced songs, the movie is worthwhile.

Must watch this movie, You will fall in love with this movie, A cute Love story of a mother and her child