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Gandhi, My Father (2007)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:6

Rotten:9

Average Rating:5/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release:Aug 3, 2007 Limited

Box Office: $174,425

Synopsis: This drama from India explores the troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his oldest son, Harilal.

Starring: Darshan Jariwala, Akshaye Khanna, Bhumika Chawla, Shefali Shah

Starring: Darshan Jariwala, Akshaye Khanna, Bhumika Chawla, Shefali Shah

Director: Feroz Abbas Khan

Director: Feroz Abbas Khan
Screenwriter: Feroz Abbas Khan
Producer: Anil Kapoor
Composer: Piyush Kanojia
Studio: Eros Entertainment

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promising concept ends up devolving into the ordinary

Full Review Source: Old School Reviews | comment 1 Comment
06/05/08
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

Gandhi, My Father weakly opts for lionization at precisely the moment it should go in for the killshot.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
10/14/07
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

Classy production values and a textured lead performance by Darshan Jariwala are undercut by a lack of real drama in Gandhi My Father.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/15/07
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety
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Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
08/11/07
Screen International

It's overlong and repetitive, but it impressively gives us a full-bodied portrait of the icon.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
08/07/07
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Jariwalla and Khanna's competent performances, and Khan's simplistic screenplay fail to grip and elevate this from an average to an exceptional piece of cinema.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
08/07/07
Jaspreet Pandohar
Jaspreet Pandohar
BBC

Decently acted but ponderous in places.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
08/03/07
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

A film at odds with itself.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
08/03/07
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

There's nothing here to seriously damage Gandhi Sr's reputation; if anything, he is made more human.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
08/03/07
Phelim O'Neill
Phelim O'Neill
Guardian [UK]

An insight into the flawed nature of a great man.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
08/03/07
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

Melodrama is milked at every conceivable point.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
08/03/07
Kevin Maher
Kevin Maher
Times [UK]

A long-distance trek with refreshment breaks.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
08/03/07
Nigel Andrews
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times

A worthy subject and a great looking film, tragically let down by a major lack of pacing and focus.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/03/07
Jim Hall
Jim Hall
Channel 4 Film

Debut director Feroz Abbas Khan adapts his hit play Mahatma v/s Gandhi for the screen with mixed results.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
08/03/07
Naman Ramachandran
Naman Ramachandran
Total Film

It’s a beautifully shot and staged period reconstruction, and is at times impressively acted, at least in the secondary roles. What it lacks is fresh insight.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
08/02/07
David Chute
David Chute
L.A. Weekly

Moving, credible and tragic.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/01/07
Anil Sinanan
Anil Sinanan
Time Out
 
 
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