''Gour Hari Dastan – The Freedom File'' is a 2015

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film on freedom fighter Gour Hari Das, directed by

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. The film starred

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and

Tannishtha Chatterjee Tannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actress and director best known in the west for her performance in the British film ''Brick Lane'' (2007), the film adaptation of Monica Ali's best selling novel of the same name Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

, Sri Gour Hari Das. The film released on 14 August 2015, and received good response from critics.

Plot

Gour Hari Dastaan is a story of an Odisha freedom fighter, Gour Hari Das who made his way through a long battle of silent war that lasted for 32 years, against his own government to prove his patriotic association towards the nation. He fought for a certificate recognizing his work as a freedom fighter which took three full decades to arrive. At the age of 84, the much sought-after certificate, when it was ultimately awarded, was a bittersweet victory.

Cast

as Gour Hari Das *

as Lakshmi Das *

as Rajiv Singhal *

Tannishtha Chatterjee Tannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actress and director best known in the west for her performance in the British film ''Brick Lane'' (2007), the film adaptation of Monica Ali's best selling novel of the same name Vikram Gokhale Vikram Gokhale (14 November 1945 – 26 November 2022) was an Indian film, television and stage actor, noted for his roles in Marathi theatre, Hindi films and television. He was the son of the Veteran Marathi theater and film actor, Chandrak ...

as Chief Minister *

Vipin Sharma Vipin Kumar Sharma is an Indian actor, editor and filmmaker. He is best known for his acting roles in '' Taare Zameen Par'' (2007), '' Gangs of Wasseypur'' (2012), ''Kick'' (2014), '' Paatal Lok'' (2020) and ''The Family Man'' (2021). Early li ...

as Ahirkar *

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as Mohan Joshi *

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as Special Secretary – Freedom Cell *

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as Neha Das *

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as Khadi Commission Boss *

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as Principal *

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as Godbole *

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as Grossary Man * Jackie Shroff *

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as Hari Das (Gour Hari Das' Father) * Rahul Vohra as Rajiv Mitra *

Vinay Apte Vinay Apte (17 June 1951 – 7 December 2013) was an Indian film and television actor. He acted in several Marathi movies and television shows in his almost 40-year-old career. He has also acted in Hindi movies such as '' Chandni Bar'', '' Ek ...

as MLA Walve *

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as Ms. Apte *

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as Commando 1 *

Upendra Limaye Upendra Limaye (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian actor, who won the National Film Award for his role in the Marathi film ''Jogwa''. On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, '' Forbes'' included Limaye's performance in the film ''Jogwa ...

as Jail Chief * Surendra Rajan as Gandhiji * Sandeep Kulkarni as Home Minister * Suhas Palshikar as 1st Gandhiwadi * Kishore Pradhan as Retired Postman * Ganesh Yadav * Achint Kaur * Ananth Narayan Mahadevan * Deepak Satsule as Alok * Vidya Malvade as Tanvi * Chhaya Kadam as Khadi Commission * Khushboo as Rajiv's feminist-wife * Satish Pulekar * Pradeep Haldankar * Gary Richardson as British Teacher * Sunil Shende * Jay Palkar as train passenger

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* {{IMDb title, 4513812 2015 films 2010s Hindi-language films Indian biographical films Indian political films Films directed by Anant Mahadevan 2010s biographical films Films scored by L. Subramaniam 2010s political films Indian films based on actual events Hindi-language films based on actual events Political films based on actual events Films set in Odisha Films shot in Odisha