promising concept ends up devolving into the ordinary
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
Reviews for Gandhi, My Father
Gandhi, My Father weakly opts for lionization at precisely the moment it should go in for the killshot.
Classy production values and a textured lead performance by Darshan Jariwala are undercut by a lack of real drama in Gandhi My Father.
It's overlong and repetitive, but it impressively gives us a full-bodied portrait of the icon.
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.
There's nothing here to seriously damage Gandhi Sr's reputation; if anything, he is made more human.
A worthy subject and a great looking film, tragically let down by a major lack of pacing and focus.
Debut director Feroz Abbas Khan adapts his hit play Mahatma v/s Gandhi for the screen with mixed results.
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.
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