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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2023 film by Rajkumar Santoshi}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh<br />
| image = Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]<br />
| writer = [[Rajkumar Santoshi]]<br>Asghar Wajahat (Dialogues)<br />
| screenplay = Rajkumar Santoshi<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| producer = Manila Santoshi<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/jhoolan-prasad-gupta-engineering-film-producer-gandhi-godse-ek-yudh/ | title=Jhoolan Prasad Gupta from engineering to film producer with Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama | website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] | date=30 January 2023 }}</ref><br />
| starring = Deepak Antani<br>[[Chinmay Mandlekar]]<br>Tanisha Santoshi<br>Ghanshyam Srivastav<br>Anuj Saini<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = Rishi Punjabi<br />
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]<br />
| music = [[A. R. Rahman]]<br />
| studio = Santoshi Productions LLP<br />
| distributor = [[PVR Pictures]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes/no|2023|January|26|India|ref1=}}<br />
| runtime = 110 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/gandhi-godse-ek-yudh-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda4njk4|title=Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=25 January 2023}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
'''''Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh''''' ({{translation|Gandhi Godse – A War}}) is a 2023 Indian-[[Hindi language]] [[history]] film written and directed by [[Rajkumar Santoshi]], and produced by Manila Santoshi. The film stars Deepak Antani and [[Chinmay Mandlekar]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Director Rajkumar Santoshi says 'we are scared to hear Godse's... |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/gandhi-godse-ek-yudh-director-rajkumar-santoshi-says-we-are-scared-to-hear-godses-2323802-2023-01-19 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> The film deals with a fictional situation in which [[Mahatma Gandhi]] survives his [[Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi | assassination]] and thereafter decides to not only pardon [[Nathuram Godse]], but also socialize with him.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
[[Nathuram Godse|Godse]] holds [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhi]] responsible for the [[Partition of India|partition]] and misery of Hindus. He [[Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi|shoots Gandhi]] on 30 January 1948 but Gandhi is miraculously saved and pardons Godse. After breaking his ties with the Congress, Gandhi begins his Gram Swaraj Movement to inspire villages towards self-reliance. Meanwhile, the system highlights Godse's writing and manipulates public sentiment against Gandhi whose interference has created ruckus within the government. This leads to Gandhi's arrest which he insists on serving with Godse. They have multiple debates and arguments, even confrontations in prison. Will this war of ideologies resolve their differences?<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* Deepak Antani as [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]]<br />
* [[Chinmay Mandlekar]] as [[Nathuram Vinayak Godse]]<br />
* Tanisha Santoshi as Sushma<br />
* Anuj Saini as Naren<br />
* [[Pawan Chopra]] as [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br />
* Ghanshyam Srivastav as [[Vallabhbhai Patel|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]]<br />
* Sandeep Bhojak as Jailer Amod Rai<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/sandeep-bhojak-actor-should-never-restrict-oneself-101674307644012.html | title=Sandeep Bhojak: Actor should never restrict oneself | date=21 January 2023 }}</ref><br />
*Vipul Deshpande as DSP Rana<br />
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== Production ==<br />
Santoshi confessed in pre-release promotions that it was hard to receive investment for such a large scale film with a potentially controversial subject. He added that it was only after composer [[A. R. Rahman]] accepted to do the film, investors started showing interest, and the film may not have been made if Rahman said 'no'.<ref>{{Citation |title="Gandhi Godse Wouldn't Have Been Possible Without AR Rahman" - Rajkumar Santoshi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGbp9SA8Tbc |language=en |access-date=2023-02-01}}</ref><br />
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Filming commenced on 20 September 2020 and was wrapped on 6 May 2022. [[Bhopal]] and [[Mumbai]] served as the principal locations.<br />
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==Music==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[A.R. Rahman]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2023|01|26}} (Film)<br />
| recorded = <br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature Film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = <br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| label = [[T-Series (company)|Sangeet Music]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| prev_title = [[Ponniyin Selvan: I]]<br />
| prev_year = 2022<br />
| next_title = Ponniyin Selvan : II<br />
| next_year = 2023<br />
| misc =<br />
}}<br />
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The music is composed by [[A. R. Rahman]] in his third collaboration with [[Rajkumar Santoshi]] after ''[[Pukar (2000 film)|Pukar]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Bhagat Singh]]''. The director-composer duo had not collaborated for over two decades, though Rahman was approached for ''[[Khakee]]'' and he did not sign it due to scheduling conflicts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The man who doesn't matter in Khakee |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/nov/04ram.htm |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><br />
{{tracklist<br />
| headline = Track-List<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 8:58<br />
| all_writing = <br />
| title1 = Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram<br />
| extra1 = [[Various Artists]]<br />
| length1 = 3:04<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Late Lakshmanacharya]]<br />
| title2 = Vaishnav Jan To<br />
| extra2 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]]<br />
| length2 = 5:54<br />
| lyrics2 = [[Narsinh Mehta]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film was released in India on 26 January 2023, coinciding with the [[Republic day (India)|Indian Republic Day]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |date=2023-01-26 |title='Gandhi Godse: Ek Yudh' movie review: A timely dialogue on the idea of India |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/gandhi-godse-ek-yudh-movie-review-a-timely-dialogue-on-the-idea-of-india/article66436566.ece |access-date=2023-01-28 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its performances, visual style, [[A. R. Rahman]] music, cinematography, but criticized its screenplay and story.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gandhi Godse: Ek Yudh Review - Means Well Overall But Doesn't Fare Particularly Well |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/gandhi-godse-ek-yudh-review-means-well-overall-but-doesnt-fare-particularly-well-3727866 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MISHRA |first=UTKARSH |title=Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh Review: Idea Gone Astray |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/gandhi-godse---ek-yudh-review/20230127.htm |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-27 |title=Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh movie review: This revisionist take on Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse is both naïve and insidious |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/gandhi-godse-ek-yudh-movie-review-revisionist-take-on-mahatama-gandhi-nathuram-godse-naive-insidious-8407316/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><br />
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The dispute over the context of the film and Santoshi had sought police protection after allegedly receiving threats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gandhi Godse director Rajkumar Santoshi seeks police protection after getting threats, says 'I feel unsafe' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/gandhi-godse-director-rajkumar-santoshi-seeks-police-protection-after-getting-threats-says-i-feel-unsafe-2325532-2023-01-24 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDB title|id=13801462}}<br />
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