Gandhi, My Father
2007 Indian biographical drama film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gandhi, My Father is a 2007 Indian biographical drama film by Feroz Abbas Khan. It was produced by Anil Kapoor, and released on 3 August 2007.
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Directed by | Feroz Abbas Khan |
Written by | Feroz Abbas Khan |
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Produced by | Anil Kapoor |
Starring | Darshan Jariwala Akshaye Khanna Bhumika Chawla Shefali Shah |
Cinematography | David McDonald |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Music by | Piyush Kanojia |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹80 million[1] |
Box office | ₹74.9 million[1] |
The film stars Darshan Jariwala, Akshaye Khanna, and Bhumika Chawla. [2]
The film explores the troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Harilal Gandhi. The film is based upon the biography of Harilal Gandhi, titled Harilal Gandhi: A Life by Chandulal Bhagubhai Dalal.[3] Khan's play, Mahatma vs. Gandhi, while different from this film, had a similar theme which was based on novel by Gujarati author Dinkar Joshi.[4] The film was shot in South Africa and in several Indian cities including Mumbai and Ahmedabad.[5]