As India pauses to remember Bapu’s final march, we peek behind the curtain at how Bollywood’s lens often smudges the Mahatma’s spectacles. January 30th usually brings a somber hum to our chaotic streets, but the Gandhi we see on celluloid often feels like a stranger to the man who walked Dandi. I reckon it’s a tricky tightrope - balancing a saint-like icon with the messy reality of a political genius. We’ve seen him as a ghost in a tapori’s head and as a fractured father, but sometimes, the creative liberties take a detour into outright fiction. The "Gandhigiri" Dilution From Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)< (@ultraplayott/Instagram) Remember Lage Raho Munna Bhai? It was a riot, sure, but some critics argue it turned profound satyagraha into a "moronic" Hallmark card. By wrapping complex philosophy in street slang, the film arguably traded Bapu's "political genius" for a simplified, hallucinated mentor. It’s a ...
As India pauses to remember Bapu’s final march, we peek behind the curtain at how Bollywood’s lens often smudges the Mahatma’s spectacles. January 30th usually brings a somber hum to our chaotic streets, but the Gandhi we see on celluloid often feels like a stranger to the man who walked ...
As India pauses to remember Bapu’s final march, we peek behind the curtain at how Bollywood’s lens often smudges the Mahatma’s spectacles. January 30th usually brings a somber hum to our chaotic streets, but the Gandhi we see on celluloid often feels like a stranger to the man who walked ...
As India pauses to remember Bapu’s final march, we peek behind the curtain at how Bollywood’s lens often smudges the Mahatma’s spectacles. January 30th usually brings a somber hum to our chaotic streets, but the Gandhi we see on celluloid often feels like a stranger to the man who walked ...