How would the course of history change if Mahatma Gandhi had survived the assassination attempt? With Gandhi-Godse: Ek Yudh, filmmaker <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/rajkumar-santoshis-daughter-tanisha-shares-her-gandhi-godse-ek-yudh-look-23262739" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Rajkumar Santoshi</a> explores this alternate reality. The period drama imagines the Mahatma meeting Nathuram Godse in prison after his failed assassination attempt, thus exploring the conflicting ideologies of the two men.
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Tell him that such a subject demands a balanced approach, and Santoshi says, &ldquo;I sympathise with both Gandhi and Godse. As much credit as Gandhi got, he also faced allegations. To date, people ask why he couldn&rsquo;t be more assertive about saving Bhagat Singh from the death sentence. Similarly, during his trial after killing Gandhi, Godse gave a statement in court, which was curbed for decades. Until recently, no one knew what he had said. I feel that was unjust to him. People should know what he had to say in his defense. The idea behind this film is to give a platform to Godse to express his viewpoint, and also to Gandhi to respond to the allegations. We are presenting both sides without being partial to anyone.&rdquo; Does he worry about irking certain sections of the population with the movie? &ldquo;When people saw that I had Asghar Wajahat writing for me, they accused me of being a Leftist. I&rsquo;m not siding with any ideology. I have made this film with honesty.&rdquo;
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The drama sees him return to direction almost a decade after Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (2013). Rumours were rife that <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/rajkummar-rao-alaya-f-begin-shooting-for-srikant-bhollas-biopic-sri-23256644" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Rajkummar Rao </a>was initially considered for the film, which has been fronted by Chinmay Mandlekar and Deepak Antani. The director, however, clarifies, &ldquo;I have always worked with stars. But I was clear that I didn&rsquo;t want stars for this film. For Godse, I wanted a Maharashtrian actor who could speak Marathi lines organically. I opted for a Gujarati actor to play Gandhi.&rdquo;&nbsp;
The January 26 release will lock horns with Pathaan, but Santoshi is unperturbed about the clash. &ldquo;Our initial plan was to release it on October 2, but the film wasn&rsquo;t ready then. January 30 marks Gandhiji&rsquo;s death anniversary, so we chose [the closest window].&rdquo;

Gandhi-Godse: Ek Yudh director says film explores conflicting ideologies of Mahatma and his assassin

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