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Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara(2005)
Hindi100 mins
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005) is a 100-minute Hindi film directed by Jahnu Barua. Starring Rajit Kapoor and Parvin Dabas. With an audience rating of 6.5/10, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2005.
Director:Jahnu Barua
Mood:
emotionaldarksuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2005
- Director
- Jahnu Barua
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A retired professor starts forgetting things, which turns out to be a serious illness. His daughter moves in to take care of him. As his memory fades, he keeps remembering a painful childhood memory linked to Mahatma Gandhi's death.
“A fading mind. A forgotten memory. A truth he must remember.”
Film Details
6.5Rating
100Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 2005
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known AsI Did Not Kill Gandhi
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarksuspenseful
Themes
familyidentityjusticesurvival
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.5/10Rating
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Trivia
- The film's title is a twist on a famous Hindi phrase meaning 'I did not kill Gandhi,' playing on the professor's confused memory.
- Director Jahnu Barua is from Assam and known for Assamese cinema; this was his first Hindi film in over a decade.
- Anupam Kher prepared for his role by spending time with Alzheimer's patients to understand their behavior and speech patterns.
- The film was partly funded by the National Film Development Corporation of India, supporting its serious social theme.
- It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 2005, highlighting its critical acclaim.
- Urmila Matondkar's role as the caring daughter was a departure from her usual glamorous parts in Bollywood at the time.
- The story uses Gandhi's assassination as a metaphor for personal and national trauma, linking memory loss to historical events.