| The Gandhi Murder | |
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| File:The Gandhi Murder poster.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Karim Traïdia Pankaj Sehgal |
| Produced by | Ralitza Ivanova Nogen Boruah Moobi Alwright |
| Screenplay by | Ralitza Ivanova |
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| Music by | Robert Diggy Morrison |
| Cinematography | Tim Angulo Ajayan Vincent |
Production company | Nugen Media Production |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £15 million |
The Gandhi Murder is a 2019 historical political thriller film directed by Karim Traïdia and Pankaj Sehgal. It examines the events leading to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.[2] It stars Stephen Lang, Luke Pasqualino, Om Puri and Vinnie Jones.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film posits that the assassination of Gandhi was aided and abetted by the British, exploiting weaknesses and political divisions in India's police and security services. Three Indian police officers (Lang, Pasqualino and Puri) try to stop this.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Stephen Lang as D.I.G Sunil Raina
- Luke Pasqualino as DCP Jimmy
- Om Puri as T.G.
- Vinnie Jones as Sir Norman Smith
- Vikas Shrivastav as Nathuram Godse
- Jesus Sans as Gandhi
- Bobbie Phillips as Elizabeth
- Mark Moses as Sir Percy Sillitoe
- Rajit Kapur as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Elissar as Edwina – Seductress
- Nassar as SSP Ashok
- Vivaan Tiwari as Inspector Onkar
- Raajpal Yadav as DSP Singh
- Gregory Schwabe as Lord Mountbatten
- Colton Tapp as John Booth
- Anant Mahadevan as Professor Jain
- Avtar Gill as Sardar Patel
- Govind Namdeo as Morarji Desai; D.S. Parchure
- Joseph K. Bevilacqua as Abraham Lincoln
- Behzad Khan as Vishnu Karkare
- Sachin Nikam as DSP Doel
- Lisa Holsappel-Marrs as Edwina Mountbatten
- Ravi Gossain as Nana
- Gaurav Mohindra as Sub Inspector Deshmukh
- Vishal Om Prakash as Inspector (CID) Raj
- Alessa Novelli as Emily
- Alen Thomson as Madan Lal
- Amit Verma as Samsher
- Pankaj Sehgal as Sam
- Chetan Arora as ACP Rao Saheb Gurtu
Reception[edit | edit source]
The Guardian panned the film, awarding it one star and criticizing the strange casting choices (such as Lang as an Indian character) and poor production values.[3] The New York Times was equally critical, questioning the basis of the film and calling the production 'shoddy'.[4] The Los Angeles Times called the script 'clunky' and said 'Its timely messages become muted amid a kaleidoscope of settings, characters, brusque action scenes, blunt speechifying and wan romance.'[5]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Official US Trailer for 'The Gandhi Murder' Conspiracy Theory Drama". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ↑ Shyam, Kumar (29 January 2019). "'India has a love hate relationship with Gandhi': 'The Gandhi Murder' filmmakers talk to us as movie's release in India cancelled". The National. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ↑ McCahill, Mike (30 January 2019). "The Gandhi Murder review – Vinnie Jones steps into Indian history". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ↑ Kenigsberg, Ben (29 January 2019). "'The Gandhi Murder' Review: A Muddled Conspiracy Thriller". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ↑ Goldstein, Gary. "Review: Conspiracy theories fail to engage in 'The Gandhi Murder'". latimes.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.