Cast: Darshan Jariwala, Akshaye Khanna, Bhumika Chawla, Shefali, Daniel Janks Director:Feroz Khan Producer:Anil Kapoor Music:Piyush Kanojia Date of Release:August 3rd, 2007
'Gandhi My Father' is written and directed by Feroz Khan. The film revolves around the troubled relationship between Mahatma
Gandhi and his son Harilal Gandhi. The director has choosen the perfect cast for the film. Darshan Jariwala and Akshaye
Khanna have done justice to their roles. The film draws people's attention right from the beginning of the film. Feroz Khan
is sure to win accolades for his attempt.
Story:
As the movie begins, an ill man dressed in ragged clothes is brought to Bombay Hospital on a stretcher in an unconscious
state. The dying man is none other than Harilal Gandhi, son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Darshan Jariwala). The movie then
goes to flash back -
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, along with his wife Kasturba (Shefali Shah), runs a printing press in his settlement in South
Africa. His grown-up son Harilal Gandhi (Akshaye Khanna) marries Gulab (Bhumika Chawla) in Rajkot. Conflicts arises between
Harilal and his father as Harilal marries Gulab without taking Gandhi's permission. Gandhi has very high ideals and expects
his family to live up to those values too. But Harilal refuses it. He maintains a strained relationship with his father.
Harilal gets converted to Islam as a rebellion and again reconverted to Hinduism as a penance and finally gets addicted to
drink which ends his life.
Performance:
Darshan Jariwala does well in the character of Mahatma Gandhi. Akshaye Khanna excels in the character of Harilal. His
emotions of love, anger, guilt are touching. Bhumika Chawla has performed well as Harilal's wife. Her sequences with Akshaye
Khanna are good. Shefali Shah is superb. She does her best in emotional sequences. Dialogues are interesting. Background
score is fine. Costumes suit the theme well. The film has high production values. Screenplay is catchy. The other technical
aspects are alright.
