Gandhi, My Father

Infobox Film
name = Gandhi, My Father


caption = Movie poster for "Gandhi, My Father"
director = Feroz Abbas Khan
producer = Anil Kapoor
writer = Feroz Abbas Khan Chandulal Dalal (book) Neelamben Parikh (book)
starring = Darshan Jariwala
Akshaye Khanna
Bhumika Chawla
Shefali Shah
music = Piyush Kanojia
cinematography = David McDonald
editing = A. Sreekar Prasad
distributor =
released =August 3,2007
runtime = 136 min.
language = Hindi, Gujarati, English
budget =
preceded_by =
imdb_id = 0459293

"Gandhi, My Father" is a 2007 Indian film by Feroz Abbas Khan (not to be confused with actor Feroz Khan [http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/32/7806] ). It was produced by Bollywood star, Anil Kapoor, and released on August 3, 2007. The film explores the troubled relationship between Harilal Gandhi (portrayed by Akshaye Khanna) and his father, Mahatma Gandhi (portrayed by Darshan Jariwala).

An interesting aspect of the promotion of the film was that there were intentionally no posters on the city walls in India. The reason for this was because Anil Kapoor and his team decided that posters should not be stuck at accessible heights lest any passer-by accidentally or intentionally disrespect it. [Citation
date= August 9, 2007
year= 2007
month=August
title= Anil's no poster funda
newspaper= Delhi Times
pages= 8.] An insider had said that "people tend to tear out the posters in parts, and taking into consideration the bad habits of many people who spit on walls and do other things, Anil didn't want Gandhi to be disrespected in any way."

Background

It is based upon the biography "" [https://www.vedamsbooks.com/no49306.htm] by Chandulal Bhagubhai Dalal. [http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=247017] Khan's play, "Mahatma vs. Gandhi", [http://www.ferozkhan.com/fz_mahatmasynopsis.htm] while different from this film, had a similar theme. [http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/07/22/stories/2007072250130200.htm] It was shot in South Africa and in several Indian cities including Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

outh African premiere

Nelson Mandela appeared to the audience via video clip at the South African premiere of "Gandhi, My Father" in July 2007. Of this clip, the film's producer Anil Kapoor said, "Nelson Mandela sent a special message for the film's opening. Mandela not only spoke about Gandhi, he spoke about George Bush. What was heart-warming and humbling was that he thanked me for making this film, whereas I should thank him and South Africa for letting me shoot 'Gandhi My Father' in their country and allowing me to hold the world premiere there. Mandela identified deeply with the film." The current South African president, Thabo Mbeki, attended along with the rest of the South African Cabinet. [ [http://www.newkerala.com/july.php?action=fullnews&id=50525 Anil Kapoor moved to tears in South Africa] ]

Cast and crew

Actors

*Darshan Jariwala - Mahatma Gandhi
*Akshaye Khanna - Harilal Gandhi
*Bhumika Chawla - Gulab Gandhi
*Shefali Shah - Kasturba Gandhi
*Vinay Jain - Kanti Gandhi [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809912834/cast]

Awards

2008 Zee Cine Awards

* Critics Award (Best Film) - Anil Kapoor
* Critics Award (Best Actress) - Shefali Shah

2008 IIFA Awards

* Best Art Direction - Nitin Desai

Notes

Trivia

*Aamir Khan was the original choice for Harilal Gandhi.

External links

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* [http://www.bollyspice.com/movie-reviews.php/gandhi-my-father-movie-review.html BollySpice's Gandhi My Father Movie Review]
* [http://gandhimyfather.erosentertainment.com/ Official Website of Hindi Movie Gandhi my Father at Eros Entertainment]
* [http://www.gandhimyfather.blogspot.com/ Official Blog]
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*" [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809912834/cast Gandhi, My Father] " at Yahoo! Movies
*Chatterji, Shoma A. " [http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul222007/enter2007072114311.asp In the name of the father] ." "Deccan Herald", 22 July 2007.
* [http://www.ferozkhan.com/index.html Official website for Feroz Abbas Khan]