Producer: Dev Anand
Director: Dev Anand
Cast: Dev Anand, Tara Sharma, Boman Irani, Milind Gunaji
Music: Bappi Lahiri, Darshan Dave

His love for cinema and India sets Dev Anand apart from the rest of his contemporaries. After ‘Des Pardes’ and ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ here is another film from his closet that throws light on the motherland theme and the patriotic fervor behind it. Though the feel of nationalism reflects in these films, his capability of an able filmmaker fails to make a mark. Once again the same applies to ‘Mr Prime Minister’.

He has handled the whole film on his shoulder from writing the script, directing and even producing it. He puts forward his views on the political system, social issues and the ongoing corruption in the system and also voices against them. The film has serious moments, but it is not without its share of loopholes too. The sloppy screenplay and the hitch throughout the film make it evident that Mr Prime Minister isn’t to be taken seriously.

Set in the milieu of Gujarat, the film forms a cycle of events that shook the life of the protagonist in the span of few years. The film is written, produced and directed by Dev Anand. He also stars in the film in the lead along with actors like Prem Chopra, Milind Gunaji, Boman Irani and Mohan Joshi.

The narrative is about Johnny Master (Dev Anand) an old elite, with love in his eyes. He earns his living by selling newspapers in the earthquake inflicted rehabilitated township in Kutch Region. Johnny had himself been a victim of the earthquake, as he lay buried for two days under the debris.

In the spin of events, on March 2004 the Government of The Union of India declares its Parliamentary Elections. The authority of the township and also the residents decide to stand in election and fight the election. They form their own political party and choose Johnny Master as their representative owing to his honesty and good educational background. Johnny wins the election and becomes the elected representative in parliament. But destiny takes a different turn when his opposition parties join hands and abduct him. They also torture Johnny physically and in the process he regains his lost memory.  He discovers that his actual identity is Prem Batra, a big shot and a very rich man. The very day he had laid foot in India he had become the victim of the earthquake and had lost his memory.

He tells the kidnappers his real self and pays them to set him free. He returns back to England from where he had come. He understands that he has enough wealth and power to buy the corrupt politicians who had been elected as authorized member in the parliament and form a new government against his rival political party. He goes ahead to become an honest politician and stands true to what has been expected from him. In a democratic state, he proves to be the true representative of the government.

Dev Anand has dealt this hammering issue quite lightly. The plot has loose ends, which gives away and the moves ahead on the path of improbability. The way he has managed to play David and Goliath in one character makes the film laughable lot. The questions in your mind as you roll through the film, never get answered. Bappi Lahiri’s music proves to be the mother of boredom.

Dev Anand in his character of a rich as well as poor man fails completely. His designer attires and accessories also fail to swathe his age. Tara Sharma is a downer once again. Prem Chopra does his negative part well and so does Boman Irani.