Gour Hari Dastaan
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 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.