The makers of Hey Ram Humne Gandhi Ko Maar Diya unveiled the second poster of the film on the occasion of the 70th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Tuesday.
Directed by Naeem A Siddiqui, the film revolves around the differing ideologies of two strangers who meet on a train on January 28, 1948, two days before the assassination of the Mahatma, and how the events happening during the journey have a different impact on these individuals.
It also looks at how their reactions to the events forces one to think who is right and who is wrong.
About the film, director Siddiqui, in a statement, said: “The whole objective around this film is to spread a message of non—violence across the world. Today’s world is the exact replica of the conditions and environment of hate and violence which prevailed on January 30, 1948 and led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. It was similar conditions during those days what the world is facing today — fear and violence in the name of religion, caste and racism.”
“Through this film, I tried to spread a message of the importance of Gandhiji’s philosophy of love, peace and tolerance in the world and I want that on 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, every one of us should take an oath that we will not let his philosophy die because this is the only way we can fight hate and violence,” he added.
About what inspired the film, Siddiqui said: “The same night I was celebrating Gandhiji’s birthday as non—violence day on October 2 with my friends and family in Lucknow, I saw on television that the UN too is celebrating Gandhiji’s birthday as World Non-Violence Day. I was so touched, inspired and encouraged that I decided that we should do something really big and meaningful for society on October 2, 2018 which also happens to be Gandhi Ji’s 150th birth anniversary. With this inspiration, I planned and decided to make a film on Gandhiji’s philosophy...,” he said.
The film stars Jatin Goswami, Sameeksha Bhatnagar, Subrat Dutta and Pratima Kazmi in prominent roles.
