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| Directed by | Anant Mahadevan |
| Produced by | Bindiya Khanolkar Sachin Khanolkar |
| Written by | C. P. Surendran |
| Starring | Vinay Pathak Konkona Sen Sharma Ranvir Shorey Tannishtha Chatterjee |
| Music by | Dr. L. Subramaniam |
| Cinematography | Alphonse Roy |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Gour Hari Dastan – The Freedom File is a 2015 Indian, biographical film on freedom fighter Gour Hari Das,[1] directed by Anant Mahadevan. The film starred Vinay Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ranvir Shorey and Tannishtha Chatterjee, among others.[2] The film depicts the life of the Indian freedom fighter from Odisha, Sri Gour Hari Das.
The film released on 14 August 2015, and received good response from critics.[3]
Plot
Gour Hari Dastaan is a story of an Odisha freedom fighter, Gour Hari Das who made his way through a long battle of silent war that lasted for 32 years, against his own government to prove his patriotic association towards the nation. He fought for a certificate recognizing his work as a freedom fighter which took three full decades to arrive. At the age of 84, the much sought-after certificate, when it was ultimately awarded, was a bittersweet victory.[4]
Cast
- Vinay Pathak as Gour Hari Das
- Konkona Sen Sharma as Lakshmi Das
- Ranvir Shorey as Rajiv Singhal
- Tannishtha Chatterjee as Anita
- Vikram Gokhale as Chief Minister
- Vipin Sharma as Ahirkar
- Rajit Kapoor as Mohan Joshi
- Saurabh Shukla as Special Secretary – Freedom Cell
- Neha Pendse as Neha Das
- Asrani as Khadi Commission Boss
- Parikshat Sahni as Principal
- Murli Sharma as Godbole
- Viju Khote as Grossary Man
- Jackie Shroff
- Ashok Banthia as Hari Das (Gour Hari Das' Father)
- Rahul Vohra as Rajiv Mitra
- Vinay Apte as MLA Walve
- Siddharth Jadhav
- Neena Kulkarni as Ms. Apte
- Bharat Dabholkar as Commando 1
- Upendra Limaye as Jail Chief
- Surendra Rajan as Gandhiji
- Sandeep Kulkarni as Home Minister
- Suhas Palshikar as 1st Gandhiwadi
- Kishore Pradhan as Retired Postman
- Ganesh Yadav
- Achint Kaur
- Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
- Deepak Satsule as Alok
- Vidya Malvade as Tanvi
- Chhaya Kadam as Khadi Commission
- Khushboo as Rajiv's feminist-wife
- Satish Pulekar
- Pradeep Haldankar
- Gary Richardson as British Teacher
- Sunil Shende
- Jay Palkar as train passenger
Soundtrack
References
- ↑ Gour Hari Das Interview
- ↑ Cast & Crew List
- ↑ Review by The Hindu
- ↑ "Official Website". Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.