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The account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son.The account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son.The account of troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 11 nominations
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Ilanit Shapiro
- Sonja Schlesin
- (as Illanit Shipiro)
Raj Zutshi
- Grieving Fast Food Stall Owner
- (as Rajendranath Zutshi)
Bomie E. Dotiwala
- Photographer
- (as Bomi Dotiwalla)
Greg Viljoen
- General Ian Smutts
- (as Greg Villojen)
Steve Mullins
- Customs Officer
- (as Steve Mulins)
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- TriviaThe film caused Anil Kapoor and Anupam Kher's relationship to go sour. Anil had intended on casting Anupam in the film as Gandhi. Anupam agreed, then started his own film "Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara" .This angered Anil as he thought Anupam was playing the role of Gandhi in the film and he did not inform Anil he was going to make a film on Gandhi. Anupam reasoned that he was not playing Gandhi in his home production, but it was too late. Anil felt betrayed by Anupam.
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Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony
Gandhi My Father shows that Harilal is as human as the next man materialistic and believer of instant karma who sadly failed to see the bigger picture his father always attempted to show. Time and again he makes serious attempts to be a good son, husband and a father - however lady luck leaves him in the lurch, always. As time gallops he is engulfed into the vicious circle about thinking the alternative life he could have had.... and gets hopelessly ruined.
The director treads the middle path here. While attempting NOT to de-glorify Mahatma, it goes to depict - all that Harilal wanted was a normal patronising father. Gandhi became Mahatma not only because he brought his principles home, but imposed too. And the price he paid to be "Father of the Nation" was his son. Do the proverbs "Charity becomes at home" and "Set your house in order first" mean anything? Naaah!
Performance::
Darshan Jariwala:: From TV serials to bagging the role of Gandhi he has come a long way indeed. Probably its hard to wear off Ben Kingsley, hence initially you feel he is not personifying Gandhi well enough. But as Gandhi ages, Mr. Jariwala gets convincing.
Akshaye Khanna:: Gives his best shot to get into the skin of the character
Bhumika:: Impeccable acting, though a short role
Shefali Shetty:: Rock-solid performance
Gandhi My Father - it's a saga of Harilal ceasing to be a Gandhi at the cost of Mohandas becoming Mahatma, and not vice-versa.
Direction is first-rate. Anil Kapoor should be lauded for taking a bold step.
Bollywood is definitely coming of age, however time and again period dramas not fared well at the box-office. Until it finds its niche, this genre is best left to Hollywood or television.
PS: The movie skirts around the father-son relationship, so why go astray and deliberately incorporate a few scenes to depict the greatness of Gandhi?
The director treads the middle path here. While attempting NOT to de-glorify Mahatma, it goes to depict - all that Harilal wanted was a normal patronising father. Gandhi became Mahatma not only because he brought his principles home, but imposed too. And the price he paid to be "Father of the Nation" was his son. Do the proverbs "Charity becomes at home" and "Set your house in order first" mean anything? Naaah!
Performance::
Darshan Jariwala:: From TV serials to bagging the role of Gandhi he has come a long way indeed. Probably its hard to wear off Ben Kingsley, hence initially you feel he is not personifying Gandhi well enough. But as Gandhi ages, Mr. Jariwala gets convincing.
Akshaye Khanna:: Gives his best shot to get into the skin of the character
Bhumika:: Impeccable acting, though a short role
Shefali Shetty:: Rock-solid performance
Gandhi My Father - it's a saga of Harilal ceasing to be a Gandhi at the cost of Mohandas becoming Mahatma, and not vice-versa.
Direction is first-rate. Anil Kapoor should be lauded for taking a bold step.
Bollywood is definitely coming of age, however time and again period dramas not fared well at the box-office. Until it finds its niche, this genre is best left to Hollywood or television.
PS: The movie skirts around the father-son relationship, so why go astray and deliberately incorporate a few scenes to depict the greatness of Gandhi?
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- AvinashPatalay
- Nov 13, 2007
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $242,967
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $174,425
- Aug 5, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $1,983,906
- Runtime2 hours 16 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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