Review : Gandhi Godse : Ek Yudh : Historical Fantasy!

CineBuster Online | Updated — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 07:58:07 +0000

Father of the Nation, #MohandasKaramchandGandhi aka #MahatmaGandhi has been in the news for wrong reasons, lately. The social media keeps throwing various ‘news’ about how Gandhiji was anti Hindu and need not be idolised. Also #NathuramGodse who fired three bullets in Gandhiji’s chest from a point blank range also is in the ‘news’ about his act being wrong or correct. Film maker Rajkumar Santoshi has discussed all of this and more in his latest film Gandhi – Godse Ek Yudh. The film keeps tilting on either side of Gandhi and Godse, keeping balance all along. The characters are just used as metaphors and the sub text allows viewers to gauge the mindsets of people post Independence era.

Santoshi revisits the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 1948. Nathuram Godse shot Mahatma for he thought he was working against the interests of Hindus and more prominently he was siding with Muslims. He also grudged that Gandhi compelled the Indian Government to pay ₹ 55 crores to Pakistan after partition. The film throws a lot of questions to Gandhi’s acts which triggered a notion that he was anti Hindu and was responsible for the partition and creation of Pakistan. But the movie also gives justifications on Gandhiji’s acts thus balancing the debate. The writers have used fantasy mode to have this debate. After the unfortunate attack by Godse (Chinmay Mandlekar), Gandhiji (Deepak Antani) is shown to have survived and goes on to make life of the common man easier and challenging the then Government’s actions. He even brain washes Godse’s thought process.

The film is based on a play writer Asghar Wajahat’s play. Director Santoshi couldn’t eradicate the play-like treatment to the movie. The screenplay is good and the dialogues too are sparkling at places. The first half is shaky but the film catches steam in the second half. But the film disappoints over all. Better luck next time Mr Santoshi. Cinematography is very good and makes the time frame look good. A R Rahman’s music is laudable and both Vaishnav Jan To and Raghupati Raghav heightens the drama. Deepak Antani has played Gandhiji convincingly. He has picked up Gandhi’s mannerism and gait very well. Chinmay Mandlekar is good too but he is much more better actor. Rajkumar Santoshi’s daughter Tanisha debuts with this film and though she has insignificant role and a limited screen time, shows promise.

Gandhi Godse : Ek Yudh is a historical fantasy and the political science students may like it.

Rating : **1/2

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Short films on ‘Mahatma’ on Gandhi Jayanti on Shorts TV

CineBuster Online | Updated — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 17:22:14 +0000

There have been several films on the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Every film has something new to depict – shades of him as a father, a leader, a discriminated-against barrister. On this Gandhi Jayanti, the world’s first and only 24/7 linear TV channel dedicated to short films, ShortsTV brings you three finest short films, inspired by the life of Mahatma Gandhi.

And Gandhi Goes Missing is a powerful film portraying the non-violent principles of Gandhi that are going missing in today’s India. The story is about a boy who bears the surname Godse, and he is looked down upon by his classmates and friends as everybody believes he has family connections with Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse. The story explores the universal emotion of prejudice regarding race, caste, creed, and religion in rural India. The film has won many awards at international film festivals and was the opening film at Times of India’s Kala Ghoda Shamiana Film festival.

To Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is a picturesque slice of life drama. The film is a look at the several losses of the Indian-Pakistan partition in 1947. The partition was not merely a partition of a country and its land, but deep bonds and love. The film traces how Amrit Singh, a young boy, loses his love Imroz to the Indo-Pak partition and blames Gandhi for it. The film features legendary actor Tom Alter in a pivotal role.

Bapu tracks the journey of an apprentice postman who finds out that a man has been writing a letter to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi over a few years. From the mundane, sleep-inducing rut of a post office to the house of an old man who has been sending out letters to the same address for years, the short film skilfully builds a narrative that will leave you feeling fuzzy at the end of it all. The film was nominated for Best non-fiction Short at Filmfare ’16.

You can watch these short films on Tata Sky ShortsTV, ShortsTV Active, and Airtel ShortsTV.

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Review : Gandhi Godse : Ek Yudh : Historical Fantasy!

Short films on ‘Mahatma’ on Gandhi Jayanti on Shorts TV