And Gandhi Goes Missing... (2011)

And Gandhi Goes Missing...

2011

Synopsis

The story is about a boy who bears the surname Godse and he is looked down upon by his classmates and friends as everybody believes he is related to Gandhi's assassin. Set in a rural village school of Western Maharashtra,India.The story explores the Universal Emotion of Prejudice regarding race,caste,creed and religion in rural India.The narrative thought culminates to a climax which forces the viewers to think of the dangers of prejudice.This is a powerful film portraying the non-violent principles of Gandhi which are going missing in today's India using the backdrop of his assasin Nathuram Godse.

Credits

Director

Devendra Shivaji Jadhav

Cast

Kamlesh Sawant as Teacher

Reshma Merchant as Mother

Sagar Talsikar as Father

Shreyas Paranjpe as Sadashiv Godse alias Sada

Soham Kadam as Sunil Damle alias Sunya

Crew

Mansoor Shaikh (Director of Photography)

Hemant Parab (Editor)