''Gandhigiri'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-Language film directed by Sanoj Mishra and produced by Pratap Singh Yadav.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Rai Saheb, a

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who returns to India. He is a strong believer in the principles given by

Gandhiji Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

. His father played an active role in the freedom struggle and was closely associated with him. In India, he meets four different people who have taken the wrong path due to various circumstances. Saheb makes them understand the importance of Gandhi's principles. Additionally, it exhibits how Gandhian values continue to remain relevant and can bring peace if implemented effectively.

Cast

Om Puri Om Prakash Puri (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Bengali, Kannada,English, Punjabi and one Telugu film, as well as independent and art films and also starred ...

as Rai Saheb * Sanjay Mishra as Bakait Singh * Brijesh Karniwal as Bansi *

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as Kranti Pandey *

Mukesh Tiwari Mukesh Tiwari (born 24 August 1969) is an Indian actor, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood. and few Tamil films. He is known for playing negative and comic side roles. He entered the film industry in the year 1998 with the movie '' China ...

as Natvarlal * Meghna Haldar as Jayanti * Dolly Chawala as Disha * Amit Shukla as Inspector *

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as Yuvraj * Ravi Singh as Rajaram Pandey * Ram Sujan Singh as Salfas Baba * Naveen Sharma as Dhananjay Panday * Vikrant Anand (guest appearance) *

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(Narrator) * Virendra Singh as Mohammed Khalil * Niranjan Chaubey as Deendayal * Anita sahgal as Yuvraj Mother * Rakesh Tripathi as Daya Nai * Yashartha Srivastav * Naveen Sharma * Aditya Roy

Production

''Gandhigiri'' was produced by Aagman Films Pvt. Ltd. and directed by Sanoj Mishra. The singers were Ankit Tiwari, Sunidhi Chouhan, Mohammad Irfaan, Sujata Majumdar and Masha. Editing was by Archit D Rastogi. The Sound was engineered by Subhash Sahoo. Background Score was composed by Salil Amrute. The associate director was Vikas Kumar Singh. Post production was handled by Dl & VFX - After Studio. The film was shot in

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Reviews

The movie received negative reviews. ''The Indian Express'' stated that the film was "a pure crime". According to Shalini Lingar, the movie shows too many sex scenes and did not effectively convey the message of the film. According to Surya Agarwal from Hindustan Times, the sale of Gandhi Topi and Kurta went up due to this film. Mihir Bhanage from ''Times of India'' wrote in his review that Gandhigiri'' can be given a miss'.

References

External links

* * Films about Mahatma Gandhi 2010s Hindi-language films 2010s Indian films Indian drama films 2016 films 2016 drama films Hindi-language drama films Gandhism Films shot in Lucknow Films shot in Uttar Pradesh Films set in Lucknow Films set in Uttar Pradesh {{2010s-Hindi-film-stub