Referring to Rajkumar Santoshi's film 'Gandhi Godse-Ek Yudh', Bapu's great-grandson said that he would not watch such a film.
Tushar Gandhi On Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh: The trailer of famous filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi's upcoming film 'Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh' was released recently. The controversy started after the trailer of the film came out. There is a demand to ban the film in Madhya Pradesh.
Meanwhile, now the reaction of Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi has come to the fore. Talking about the film, he has said that he is not at all surprised by such a film. The film in which the killer is being made a hero. He has no intention of watching such a film.
What did Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson say?
Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson told ANI about the film that 'I am not surprised to see the trailer of this film because for him Godse is a hero and if they show him as a hero, then it will not affect any of us. Shouldn't be surprising. But I cannot comment on the merits or demerits of the trailer of the film as I have not seen it and I do not intend to watch such films which glorify killers.
This is a well-thought-out plan – Tushar
He further said that 'this is a very well thought out plan. All the characters are given roles and they are showing it when it is their turn. Rajkumar Santoshi had shown Bapu very wrongly in his film Bhagat Singh also. So it is not surprising. He has made this film to glorify Godse.
When will the film be released?
Let us tell you that Rajkumar Santoshi's film will be released on January 26 on the occasion of Republic Day. The music of this film is by AR Rahman. The trailer of the film has been released. The trailer depicts the war between the ideas of Gandhi and Godse through a fictional story. The film is based on the story around 1947-48.