() is a 2023 Indian- Hindi language history film written and directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, and produced by Manila Santoshi. The film stars Deepak Antani and Chinmay Mandlekar in the lead roles. The film deals with a fictional situation in which Mahatma Gandhi survives his assassination and thereafter decides to not only pardon Nathuram Godse, but also socialize with him.

Plot

Godse holds Gandhi responsible for the

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and misery of Hindus. He shoots Gandhi on 30 January 1948 but Gandhi is miraculously saved and pardons Godse. After breaking his ties with the Congress, Gandhi begins his Gram Swaraj Movement to inspire villages towards self-reliance. Meanwhile, the system highlights Godse's writing and manipulates public sentiment against Gandhi whose interference has created a ruckus within the government. This leads to Gandhi's arrest which he insists on serving with Godse. They have multiple debates and arguments, even confrontations in prison. Soon Gandhi and Godse start to understand each other. Gradually Gandhi brings a change over Godse. During a marriage officiated by Gandhi, another attacker tries to shoot and kill him; Godse saves his life and soon together they are released from jail.

Cast

* Deepak Antani as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi * Chinmay Mandlekar as

Nathuram Vinayak Godse Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. He was a Hindu nationalist from Maharashtra who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range at a multi-faith prayer meeting in Birl ...

* Tanisha Santoshi as Sushma * Anuj Saini as Naren *

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as Jawaharlal Nehru * Mukund Pathak as

B. R. Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served a ...

* Ghanshyam Srivastav as Vallabhbhai Patel * Sandeep Bhojak as Jailer Amod Rai *Vipul Deshpande as DSP Rana

Production

Santoshi confessed in pre-release promotions that it was hard to receive investment for such a large scale film with a potentially controversial subject. He added that it was only after composer

A. R. Rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in int ...

accepted to do the film, investors started showing interest, and the film may not have been made if Rahman said 'no'. Filming commenced on 20 September 2020 and was wrapped on 6 May 2022. Bhopal and Mumbai served as the principal locations.

Music

The music is composed by

in his third collaboration with Rajkumar Santoshi after '' Pukar'' and '' The Legend of Bhagat Singh''. The director-composer duo had not collaborated for over two decades, though Rahman was approached for ''

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'' and he did not sign it due to scheduling conflicts.

Release

The film was released in India on 26 January 2023, coinciding with the

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Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its performances, visual style, music, and cinematography, but criticized its screenplay and story. Due to the dispute over the context of the film, Santoshi sought police protection after allegedly receiving threats.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh 2020s Hindi-language films Films scored by A. R. Rahman Alternate history films Indian historical drama films Cultural depictions of Mahatma Gandhi Cultural depictions of B. R. Ambedkar Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru