All language subtitles for Gandhi, My Father 2007

Where did you find him?
- Outside Grant Road railway station

He was unconscious but sometimes
he speaks a little

Did he give his name ?

Harilal !

What is your father's name ?

Try to speak

Gandhi

Kastur!

Out there in that press, do you
throw colour on each other ?

Not at all...

just black printing ink;
we work very hard

and it's hot extremely hot out there

Anyway, there's a letter from Rajkot

From Hari ?

How is he ?
- He is fine, having fun

I erred in my judgement, Kastur,
shouldn't have left him alone in Rajkot

I warned you, but you wanted
him to stay there

to get an education in our mother
tongue. But no school teaches that here

Why go to school for education ?
He can learn everything here in Phoenix

See, your disciples have arrived

Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas, three sons,
three fine examples of your education

All day, they're working
in the fields,

minding the cows, kneading dough,

nursing the sick or singing prayers ;
what are our children becoming ?

You heap worry upon worry

But our children need formal education

Hard work, self control, compassion,
selfless service

these are values no school can provide

School teaches learning by rote.
It does not build character

I've heard this before

By the way, Harilal is getting married

Really ?

He just informed me.
No permission sought

He knows you'd surely
object, won't you ?

Marriage, at such a young age ?
What's the hurry ?

Well, we got married when we were 13.
You were in quite a hurry then

I still regret it.
- What !

No, I mean, it was wrong on
the part of our parents,

considering our age

Listen

It was you who chose Gulab for Hari

You got them engaged four years ago

How long can they wait ?

Kastur, you know my views well

Even so,

if ...

he insists on marrying against
my wishes, then so be it

But I, his father...

must then... stop thinking
of Harilal as my son

Don't move, please

Your father has not disowned you.
He's disappointed, that's all

I don't know, Gulab.
I want to educate myself,

to become a barrister, like him. Yet,

I don't know why,

he is the one I fear the most

Just see the good in him, in what
he does, not what he speaks

When he sees your determination,
your hard work,

all else will become
past and irrelevant

Gulab, I want to be here with you
for the birth of our first child

Long way to go, at least five months

Shall I stay till then ?

No

Your father needs you

Keep us in your thoughts, always

All distances will disappear

As soon as I can,
I'll call you to South Africa

Don't go with that burden on your mind

Concentrate on your studies

Become a barrister

Be a proud son, make your parents proud,
I want to be proud of you

And I will wait for you

The tonga-man is throwing a fit.
He has to pick up others

Stop !

Please read this on the ship

Remember to write to me,
I'll wait for you

Canl get you something ?
- No thank you, sit

You didn't go to the port
to receive Hari ?

You told me, you'd go

He was looking out for you

Kastur, I ...

I have so much to do
and there isn't time enough

Are we...?

Is your family, a hindrance ?

I'm happy that Harilal has come back

I have missed him

You're reading this romantic novel ?

You prefer love stories ?

Son, let go of these fantasies

Read inspiring biographies
of great men, not romances

Yes, Mahatma Gandhi is the
Father of the Nation,

he is a Father to us all

But for hospital admission,
we need your father's name

In the hospital register, we can't
write your father's name as Gandhi

What is your father's name?

Barrister

Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Not for despair, this is
amoment to celebrate

Once again, Barrister Gandhi
has been arrested

I am proud of my father

How ridiculous,

a barrister, in the service of
the King in a British colony,

is ordered to be finger-printed

You know why ?

Because the colour of his skin...

is not this

If you are this,

or this,

or shades in between,

then you're considered sub-human and
will be confined to specific areas

To enter the places which belong
to people of this colour...

you will need an entry pass

Without an entry pass, you
will be thrown into prison

And you know what my father says

"I refuse to carry a Pass, nor
will I give my thumb-print"

"They may do whatever they wish,"

"besmear the colour of my skin
with blood or even kill me"

"I challenge the White Government"

"Dear Harilal, in my fight
against this injustice...”

"perpetrated upon humanity,"

"and upon the path of
truth and sacrifice,"

"from the lives of Mahatmas
like Ram, Jesus,"

"Prophet Mohammad, Buddha, Mahavir,"

" have drawn inspiration
and strength."

"This badge of slavery,"

"we shall not carry."

"We will burn the Registration Permit."

“In public."

"We defy the racist government,"”

“to act against us
with all its might."

"The new anti-hawking law,"

"it is targeted against Indians,"

"to deprive them of a livelihood ;"

"and must be resisted.”

"Hari, I want you to be one of my
first passive resisters..."

"to break this law,"

"as an example for others to follow."

You have been away too long

Your little daughter Rami,
may not recognise her father

Day and night I think
of only you and Rami

As 2 junior Gandhi,
your chosen path, your cause,

is far bigger and more important
than your family

If Bapu wishes,
I will go to England soon,

to become a barrister

Then we'll name our firm...

Gandhi and Gandhi, Attorneys at Law

At times, I wonder...

whether I should abandon my ambition
and just settle down with my family

We do not wish to be your distraction

What is the matter ?

We are returning to India

Afamily is escorting us

I know you will be released soon

But the ship cannot wait

My wife is leaving me and going to
India and I have not been consulted ?

Who decides ?

Circumstances

Bapu ?

You're needed here to fight oppression.
You must support your father

And should you miss us...

you can always board a ship
and come to meet us in India

Sit

Nothing very serious, you'll be fine

Bapu, I hear that your friend
Pranjivan-bhai...

is offering a scholarship for a
barrister's education in England ?

Yes. He's very kind. He has
always supported our movement

In times of need, he never refuses

Without his generous support, it'd be
impossible to keep the struggle alive

But, the scholarship ?

That's the problem

Why ?

The scholarship comes with a condition,
it must be used only for my children

And ?

He was being adamant and I tried
to make him see reason

About what ?

I said, Pranjivan-bhai...

your insistence implies...

it's payback for my
services to society

That is unacceptable

Ultimately I convinced him,

the scholarship should be open
to everyone in our settlement

Yes, the decision about who's
the most deserving candidate...

may be left to me

And who is he ?

Chaganlal, your cousin

To me, he is most deserving.
He was with me...

when I founded the Phoenix Settlement

Thanks Bapu

I'll be fine

What should I note as case details ?
Drunkard, drug addict, or beggar ?

Drunkard, beggar. Destitute

Kastur

Come here. I have important news

Tell me.
- Come here first

Tell me from there

I, Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,
do solemnly declare ...

that from this day on,
you are my mistress

What ?

From now on, you are my mistress

Have you gone completely mad ?
Talking to your wife like this...

in front of the children!
Dear god, you've no shame ?

General Smuts and his white government
have no shame. They have declared...

all marriages not registered
in accordance with Christian law...

are null and void. Wonderful !
Finally I get to have a mistress

This stupid Smuts !

Does nothing for his people,
just sits in his...

big office, concocting silly laws

White laws, black laws

So many laws, all stupid.
- But it sets us men free

What will women do now ?
- What can women do ?

Exactly what men do

Fight and go to jail

Women in jail ? How will that look ?

Exactly how men will look in jail

See, if you wish to remain
my wife, you have to decide

With all that horrible food, I'll die

Don't worry for that, I shall
give you a grand funeral...

and declare you a goddess

Mother Goddess of Earth

Now I see your plan

Fine. For you, I'll go to jail

Hari, I wanted to speak with you
about something very important

Yes Bapu ?

As for the agitation,

your responsibilities
will now increase...

because Sorabjee is going to England

Why ?

You don't know ?

Chaganlal has disappointed me.
He abandoned his studies midway,

left England and returned to India
without even informing me

Pranjivan-bhai insists that
the scholarship must be utilised

So now I'm sending Sorabjee to England

Sorabjee

Not Hari!

Sorabjee Adajania is an outstanding,
disciplined soldier of our struggle

He has made many sacrifices for us

Harilal couldn't even make
the school matriculation grades

How could he ?

He studies a little in India,
you get us here

He begins to settle down,
you take us back,

then again to South Africa.
Back and forth, back and forth,

only to suit your convenience

It's always your work, your ideals.
What about the children ?

Maybe he's meant for better, bigger
things in life, beyond formal education

Kastur, please understand

People who serve society,
expect nothing in return

Pranjivan-bhai gave the scholarship
for your family. It was personal

Nothing is personal or private.
Everything is for the public

I make no distinctions

Very well, but why discriminate
against your own children ?

You knew Chaganlal was unreliable,
yet you sent him

Hari kept pleading

"Bapu, let me me go to England,
please send me to England"

Just once, only for once,

not as Gandhi, but as a father,
listen to the voice of your children

We"re parents to all children
in this settlement, Kastur

They're our own children

Always remember that

You wish to say something ?

I can hear your thoughts

Speak

I'm summoning the strength to speak

A son does not need strength
to talk to his father

You must just speak. I will listen

You have taken too long
to hear my voice, Bapu

I admit. My fault

To the world, I am your son

Yet I've never known a father

That's not true, Hari

My lot has been hard labour, a hard life
never a kind word, Bapu

And love ? I've never known it

I have no education,
no family, no future

The world is waiting for you, son.
- Not for me, Bapu. For you

At least you are back at home.
That's a solace

Not by choice

You have all the freedom, Hari

You define the freedom, Bapu
and you set the limits ?

My independence is restricted
to following your ideals,

my thoughts must conform to your ideas

I wanted to educate myself

I wanted to be a barrister,
a junior Gandhi

You cut my wings,

how do you expect me to fly ?

Bapu, I'm suffocated with the
burden of following your dream

I want to breathe

We're in midst of a battle here son,
of right against might,

of justice against injustice.
I depend on you

I have opted out. I must find
my own path, search for my own identity

If you allow me, I will lead you

Please leave me alone

Where do we go from here ?

1 will return to my wife
and children, I miss them

I understand

Then, continue my education,
try and earn my own living

And what if you fail ?

At least I tried, Bapu

Son, is there anything,

anything you want me to do...

to keep you back with me ?

Canl ask a favour ?

If you think your father
has wronged you...

do forgive him

Please

Hari-bhai... Hari-bhai...

Yes Jeevan...?
- Gulab-ben...

oh our streets we've more
buffaloes than human beings

They've no civic sense,
they'll relieve themselves anywhere

Even the British people move aside
to make way for them

One thing for sure, if all buffaloes
in Ahmedabad get together...

they'll drive British
away from Ahmedabad

Come in, Jeevan

Where's Hari-bhai ? I was waiting
for him in the classroom

I have all your marks.
English, French... too good !

But Science, Arithmetic, Geometry...

Jeevan, go home

Enough of studies

I've had enough

Each time I fail, Gulab...

my father wins

Look at this compartment. How canl
travel in such comfort and luxury ?

Your Indian friends are unaware of
the drastic changes in your life

Next time, we'll warn them ; book us
in third class compartment, only

Mohandas Karamchand...

Are you Barrister Gandhi
from South Africa ?

Yes

A great moment in my life, sir.
What an honour

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, okay.
Kasturba M Gandhi, okay

Who are you ?
- He is my son

His name is not on the list, sir

There must be a mistake.
Please take the fine from us

Please don't embarrass me, sir

This compartment is empty, it's
the least I can do for you

As 2 public servant, this is something
you cannot do for me or anyone else

I refuse and I insist

I'll check on the other passengers
and return to collect the fine

Bapu, these are all the letters,

the lists and addresses.
I've replied to them all

Your appointments for
the next two weeks

How does Gulab like Ahmedabad ?
- She's happy

I'm eager to see Rami and Kanti.
- And I hear Rasik is a little devil ?

Your little Shanti, is he speaking ?
- A little too much for his age

Son, you've been with us,
taken care of all arrangements

What'd we have done without Hari ?

I am grateful to you, son.
- Don't say that, Bapu

Of late I've been going through
serious financial problems

But I have been sending you...
- I know, but it's not enough

Then why persist with
matriculation examinations ?

You've failed three times

What will you achieve with
degrees and certificates ?

Bapu, I want to start a business, if
you can lend me some initial capital

I have no money of my own

Whatever I had in South Africa,
I donated to the trust

And never in my life will I borrow

Maybe we can raise some money against
the family home in Rajkot ?

That account has been settled with
my elder brothers. All expenses for...

my education and yours,
your marriage and...

other sundry expenses all added up,

I felt I had no right to any claims. So...

I signed away my rights to inheritance

In the very least,
you could've asked us...?

For what ?

You are old enough now,
take up responsibility for your family

Stand on your own feet

Take up a job

"O'Arjuna, the decisive moment has come.
Now, you may kill without guilt"

"O'Lord Krishna,
the battlefield will decide ..."

“the mightier warrior between us"

"His vanity will dissolve before
the sound of my bow-string"

Old Theater Company presents
the great epic war, Mahabharata

Hasmukhbhai is marrying again !
- Again, in his dotage ?

He says he needs at least two wives
to prop him up in his old age

He even asked me to find a bride

Watch your favourite actors on stage

Prices are rising, there's
no stopping them

You tell me Sharda-ben,

how am I to manage the months with
thirty Rupees that Bapu sends us ?

House rent, food,

school fees for children,
my husband's school fees

I don't know what to do

Why beat around the bush, Gulab ?

Tell her straight and clear

Tell her, I am uneducated

Tell her, I am unemployed.
Tell her everything...

because today I will
put an end to this

Tell her, will you ?

Please be quiet. Please

The neighbours can hear you

Tonight, the whole world will hear

Kanu-bhai

Girish-bhai... Usha-ben!

Listen to me

I am Gandhi-ji's good-for-nothing son

Yes ? I'm Gandhi's good-for-nothing son

I have this house... I have it
because of my father

My father's money pays for
my failures in examinations

And I know, every time I walk this
street, you wonder and you say,

look at Mahatma Gandhi and
look at this lowly son

This Gandhi name is stamped
on my forehead

And you will never let me forget it

He's the greatest father you can have

But he is one father
Vwishl never had

The performance will be held
at Manek Chowk, tomorrow

Please come with your whole family,
if you fail to attend, you will regret

"Without a job and without any
formal education, where is my dignity ?"

"“Everyday, I wake up with pain
and I sleep with anger.”

"I know Bapu, I am not the ideal son
you wanted me to be."

""But for whatever I have become,
I hold you responsible.”

"Believe me, I was never like this."

"“Forgive me Bapu, if I have hurt you,
but it hurts me as much."

"I wish I had an option.”

"Yours and only yours, Harilal"

He's brave, my son

His public anger may be misguided

But he is standing up for his beliefs,

even if it is against me

From now on, we will have to learn
to live with Harilal's angst

We will have to, Ba

It is my certain conviction...

that with every thread we draw,

we are spinning the destiny of India

If you wish to save India, then
do the little I plead for

I want you to take up
the spinning wheel now

Or perish forever

The spinning wheel is a symbol
of our self-reliance...

and a simple means of employment
for millions of poor Indians

Every Indian must take a vow to boycott
foreign cloth and wear only Indian

Foreign cloth is stained with
the blood of countless Indian weavers

It is your duty to burn foreign cloth
in public, to make bonfires

Gulab!
- Yes ?

I've invited friends from the factory
for dinner to celebrate Durga Puja

How many ?
- Three

No, with wives, six

Al right

Do you speak Bengali ?
- A little

Manu

Look, new clothes for everybody

Shanti, for you, for Rasik, Kanti

Rami... this for you.
Give this to Manu

Gulab, I have good news

What ?

Offer me some tea at least ?

Rami, get everybody dressed for
the Puja rituals. Quickly now

Good news ! Seth Narottamdas-ji is
so happy with my work at the factory,

he has given me charge of keeping
the office cash in safe custody

I have become the Cashier

Bapu will be happy to hear this.
Narottamdas-ji will surely tell him

We must begin to think
of Rami's future

We should start saving each month
for Rami's wedding

These girls grow up very fast

How true. You must also start
saving for Kanti's education

I want him to study in England,
whatever he wants to study

Thank you

What is all this ?

Expensive foreign fabric,
made in England

Foreign goods ? You know,
your father...

Where did you get so much money ?

On loan. Investment from people

Why did you do it ?

This is a legitimate business, Gulab

Investors want their capital back
with interest. I'm giving good returns

I'm not forcing anybody

What if something goes wrong ?

How can I go wrong ! Look at
the cloth, look at the quality

The World War isn't ending that soon,
there is scarcity in the market

Once the right people know that
this cloth is available...

there will be a stampede for it

I tell you, empty your drawers,
for cash you will need the space

You are not doing the right thing

Please trust me, Gulab

This is my one opportunity,
I can stand upon my own feet

I will not cheat anyone.
After all, I am Gandhi's son!

Gulab, I have worked hard for this,
I need your support

Get dressed for the Puja

I am sorry, I am late

Three minutes is not late.
- Even one second is very late

Have you been spinning ?

Gandhi-ji's call, who can refuse

I am trying, but my progress
isn't encouraging

Join the Ashram.
- Thank you, no

The Ashram is fine, but your vow of
sexual abstinence, is difficult for me

Sorry, I have placed you
in an awkward situation

On the contrary,
you gave Harilal a job because of me

You took care of him, trusted him and...

he swindled you out of 30,000 Rupees

You cannot trust him anymore.
Dismiss him from the job, immediately

But, Gandhi-ji, my intentions...

File a case of fraud against him

I have stopped practising law.
Otherwise I would have fought your case

He's young. Mistakes can happen

So...?

He is your son after all

How long ?

For how long will we keep protecting
our children, even in crime ?

What kind of a society do we wish
to create, Narottamdas-ji ?

If you have any respect for me or
concern for our relationship...

then file the case.
Let the courts decide

If Harilal accepts the punishment,
that will be his glory

And my pride

Now come. Today you will learn
from me before you leave

He is not at home

For three days now
you've been repeating that lie

From Porbander to Calcutta,
I have travelled, in search of him

And you are hiding him !

He has not returned home

I am a poor man, but I gave to him
my savings, I trusted the Gandhi name

But you people have no shame ! You
are cheating people in Gandhi's name

Gulab

It is me, Gulab. He is gone

Don't touch me

You smell of liquor

At every step, I have been with you.
But you have gone too far

Fraud, cheating, now drinking

What next ?

What can ll do, Gulab ?
The war ended without warning

I cannot realise
even ten percent of my investment

I had warned you

I won't let my children grow up here

I am going away to live with my parents
and I'm taking my children away

Gulab, give me one more chance

Rami takes care of Manu
and Kanti, of Rasik

Paper boat for you

Shanti, careful boy

Gulab, what have you decided ?

I am leaving for Rajkot tomorrow

I'll return to my parents' home

But the children ?
At least, they'll stay with us ?

They are coming with me

Telegram

What ?
- Telegram !

You wait. The milk is coming to a boil

I have work. More deliveries.
The telegram is marked Urgent

Read it out for me and leave it there

"Your son Shanti died today,
because of cholera Stop"

"Your wife Gulab is gravely ill Stop
Come soon Stop"

Bapu...?
- Harimy son,

come with me to the Ashram.
Forget the past

Your children need you

'm there at the Ashram, Ba is there,
your children are there

Come, we will live together

Come

Bapu, here comes your little prince

What's the matter ?
You look very happy

Come here, Rasik

You must recite for me a poem,
at the prayer meeting. Let us practise

Rasiklal Harilal...

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

He had a goat,

the goat refused to be milked

So Rasiklal Gandhi...

could not stop weeping !

Very good

Greetings, Satyapal-ji.
- Greetings Hari-bhai !

All well ?
- Isent you a message and you're here ?

Godrej customers cannot go away
empty-handed for lack of stocks

Hari-bhai, I think that's enough

Why do you worry, Satyapal-ii

You are very special to us.
Do not worry

I've spoken to the company.
You will get extended credit...

and a special discount

What about last month's account ?

Next week

Sure ?
- Sure!

Thank you

Mahadev-bhai, greetings.
- Greetings

Bapu, you... here ?

I waited so long for you to return.
You didn't come, so I decided to come

How is Ba ?
- The same

And the children ?
- They're fine

But they miss you a lot

As soon as I have the money,
I want them to come here,

to live with me. I will call Ba also

Well, if you invite me,
even I will come back

These photos... are from
our South African days ?

What a wonderful collection
of books you have

I've tried my utmost to
educate myself, Bapu

Mahadev, do you remember
me telling you that...

my Harilal was the first
passive resister in South Africa...

to use fasting as a weapon for justice

You were my brave soldier, Hari

That was a long time ago, Bapu

Bapuy, this is Calcutta

They will not listen

You will have to speak

Please, I am here as my son's guest.
I will spend the night here

A small request, please let me
spend some time with my son,

without disturbance

History is calling you again, Hari

I want you to join the struggle

And do what ?

Fight, for country

With me, you can fight your whole life

For the country, this may be
your last chance. Join us

Proclaim to the British Government,

you may hang us on the gallows
or you can send us to prison,

but from us, you get no co-operation

Today the British Empire
represents Satanism

And those who love God,
cannot love Satan,

can they ?

This empire is guilty of the
most terrible atrocities

I tell you if it does not apologise
to God and to this country...

it will definitely perish

And I also wish to say,

if it does not apologise, then we
make it our duty as Indians...

to destroy it

We are fortunate to
have you amongst us

We wondered, who besides Gandhi...?
- Then thankfully, you arrived

I am indebted to you for your help

All that's in the past

The rents you owed to
your landlord are paid

You can now sleep peacefully
in your house

I am very grateful

Hari-bhai, as your well-wisher,
I must advise you that...

the welfare of your children
should be a priority

As important as the freedom
movement is,

so also is your responsibility
towards...

the children

I know, but now that I've made the
choice, I'm either in or out of prison,

or marching the streets
with passive resisters

Exactly, this is where we come in

That is why we called this meeting

We have formed a group of
a few respectable people to help you

We will float a company in your name,
we'll build a factory, issue shares,

we'll collect money, make profits,
to secure your future

Who'll invest in my
name ? I'm not from...

3 business family
or industrial group

Gandhi is much bigger than anything
else in this country

You cannot use my father's name

No... no, he did not explain correctly

We will use your name,
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi

You're confusing him

Hari-bhai, let me explain.
It's quite straightforward,

men like you who fight for freedom
are very emotional,

but you must look at
economic realities

This is your time,
you are hailed as a Gandhi

So encashonit

You don't have to run
to your father for money

I have never done all this,
I don't know...

You just leave it to me.
1 will fix everything

Anytime you feel uncomfortable,
just quit

No thank you, I have stopped all this

Hari-bhai, God gives us only one life

I know you have a public image, but
in private, you can always enjoy

Please...

As 2 token of our respect

Have they found his relatives ?

No

Bapuy, I invested all my savings...

in Hari-bhai's company

Now there's no company,

and no Hari-bhai

Everyone has run away

They showed me your photo,
that's why I gave them my money

Bapu, at that time, I saw only you

Now, I am ruined

What am I to do now,

what should I do, Bapu ?

Bapu, tell me

"Harilal is my eldest son, but
we have had our differences.”

"He does not believe in my ideals
and even challenges them in public.”

"If he changes his ways, my arms
are always open to embrace him."

"However, all relationships
have their limits."”

"If Harilal has a conscience,
he will repay his debts."

"Let this be a warning to all,"

"who are being lured by big names
into financial transactions."”

"Men may be good, but not
necessarily their children.”

“Next time you deal with
him, please remember."

"I am not related to him
in any manner whatsoever."

"Signed, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi."

I ask you to donate generously to
eradicate the curse of Untouchability

And now I want you to repeat after me

Let there be many temples, mosques,
churches, gurudwaras

But as Indians...

we shall bow as one...

to Mother India

We bow to Mother India

Mahatma Gandhi...
- Long live

Gandhi!

We will not allow an Untouchable
into our temples

Keep your untouchable filth
in your Ashram, Gandhi

Hindu society will never accept this

Down with Gandhi !

Gandhi-ji, please state
your clear position on Untouchability

Untouchability is a curse on humanity

So long as it exists
in Hindu society...

we cannot be a part
of the civilized world

Hari...!

What has been the response to your
call for donations for the Untouchables ?

I've been going with a begging bowl
all across the country

I admit, I am disappointed with people
in the cities. Their hearts...

have shrunk

Ask them to contribute for a social or
national cause, they look for excuses

In contrast, our villagers who have
very little, will give all they can

I am convinced, the heart of India
lives in her villages

I will feed you

No matter how old you are,
you will always be my child

Where have you been, Hari ?

We've been looking for you everywhere

Make no mistake,
Untouchability has to be eradicated

And Hindu-Muslim unity is the foundation
on which a new India will be built

And for these principles, I am
willing to lay down my life

Wonderful!

Ba, God has answered your prayers !
Harilal has come to see you

At every railway station we stop,
Ba is searching for you only. Ask her

Don't test our patience

Don't challenge our belief, Gandhi

Hari, I read your statement
in a newspaper...

that you might be embracing
Christianity...?

I was misquoted

However, I do respect
their service to the community

Son, I am also told...

you have been borrowing money...

at high interest rates

How will you repay ?

I don't know, Bapu

And I don't care

Son, come back to us.
Come and live with us in the Ashram

Long live Mahatma Gandhi

He has escaped unhurt ! Let's run!

Can I stay a while longer ?

I just want to talk to you

You know, this is business time,
please understand...

Shalini, how much longer ?

I am done

Hari-bhai, stop

Listen

We aren't after you for the money.
Zakaria-saheb sent us

Zakaria-saheb said,
you have spoken with him

No Hari-bhai, please,
these are small matters

I am glad you are here

We have paid all your debts

We can no longer bear to see you
in this condition anymore

You don't have to hide anywhere,
you do not have to sleep on streets

It's a shame on us, that you
have to suffer all this

Thank you

Oh Hari-bhai, please don't mention it,
this is your house

You are now part of our family

Hindus and Muslims are my two eyes

They are simply testing our faith

But a few fanatics on both sides
cannot hold a civilization to ransom

Harilal has sold his soul
to the highest bidder...

and his flesh to the cheapest pleasure

Now, it is up to his new friends
to save him from hell

Harilal and Abdullah are
one and the same, Ba. The same...

a true devotee of God

If Harilal achieves true devotion
by following the path of Islam...

then he should be dear to us...

by whatever name he is known

Good evening, gentlemen.
Don't move. Don't be afraid

Don't worry, give me the reins

Abdullah-bhai, you put your feet
on the accelerator and press hard

I will race with the horse

The police is here !
- Get into the van

Where are you taking us ?
We"re no freedom fighters...

we're just happy.
- Get in

Where are you taking my friends ?
- Get down

Get down ?

Say, "Please get down"

Don't misbehave

You know Mahatma Gandhi ?
- Who does not know him

He is my father

You are Gandhi-ji's son ?
- No. He is my father

Really ?

It's a long story

I just announced in a meeting today...

that both he and my mother should
also change their religion

You too can follow my path and
change. I will recommend you

Since you claim that Gandhi-
is your father...

we will put you people ina
comfortable place to sleep tonight

Good !

Get him into the police van.
- Why... what, police van... where ?

Abdullah-bhai...

because of your father,
they were kind to you

And that's why you are sitting
here and eating this food

But you are embarrassing us,
misusing our hospitality

Enough

You have changed a lot, Hari

Every time I see a newspaper,
or hear about you...

I wonder...

is it my son they are talking about ?

My own Hari

The one I nursed in my womb

Where do we hide our faces, Hari ?

What do I say to your children ?

Bapu is strong, he can bear it

But what do I do ?

I am a mother, I cannot disown you

Nor canl call you my own

Harilal, we have done you no harm

Then why do you bring shame on us ?

Why do you abuse us, our religion ?

You have a right to say
what you want, to do what you want

As a mother,

I can only plead, Hari

Please spare us

I am too old to bear this, son

I am very tired, Hari

Very tired,

defeated

I am defeated now

Following the teachings
of Dayanand Saraswati,

and due to the efforts
of Arya Samaj,

I return to Hinduism

Where are you going ?

1 don't know

I gave you money for
medicine and you...

I am here to look after you

Alcohol cures me and kills me

I keep trying to change my future,

I wear new clothes, but my past
always catches up with me

I've too much history

And very little sense of geography

1 will not let you go alone

How far will you follow me ?
I have gone too far

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mother Kasturba

Hari!

Look what I have for you, Ba

Harilal, what have you
brought for me ?

Nothing. This is only for my mother

All this ""Long live Mahatma Gandhi",
all this adulation you are getting,

it is only because of my mother

I know that

Will you come with us, son ?

No, I have come only to meet my mother

Where did you get this ?

1 told the fruit seller,
"This is for my mother"

He said take it. No money

If you are not going to eat it,
then give it back to me

No, son. Only I will eat it.
- I brought this only for you. You eat it

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mother Kasturba

Here is a mantra...

I give you. Imprint it on your heart...

let your every breath
give expression to it

The mantra is, "Do or die"

We shall either free India,
or die in the attempt

Every one of you,
from this moment onwards,

must should consider yourself free,
3 free man or free woman

Act as if you are free and...

no longer
under the heel of foreign domination

This is an open rebellion

Leave India to God

Or to anarchy

But quit India

Do or die

We shall do or die

How big is our country ?

Why ?
- You don't know ?

You keep taking my tests,
now you tell me, how big...?

Very big

What is big ?

You remember, in our geography class,
I showed you the globe of the world

And I also showed you Europe

So take Europe, add
2 few other countries. It's that big

And how many British
are there in our country ?

Three hundred thousand,
add a few thousands

Then why do you want them
to quit India ?

Such a big country, we can all live here
like a big family

I want them to quit as our rulers

Once they stop ruling us,
we have no quarrel with them

Good point, you must tell them this

I will

Now I cannot take long walks,
I get tired

You go alone from tomorrow

Where have you been, son ?

Ba, I wanted to come here to meet you,
but they wouldn't allow me

Who, who is stopping you ?

Just because he is poor ?

They allow all my children,
he is also my son

Come here, son

No Ba, I will sit here

Come here, come.
I won't let you go anywhere

You're staying with me,
you aren't going anywhere else

Come to me, son

You are drunk ?

You come drunk to meet me ?

I have come to see you, Ba

No liquor...
- Bapu, he has been drinking !

You have no shame ?

I came to see you.
- You go away !

Go now

Take him away

Take him away... Hari, just go away

I'm not drunk.
- Leave, Hari

Bapu, Ba needs you

Ba...

Where is Hari ?

He will come

What will happen to him after me ?

Bapu, promise me

You will take care of Hari

I will

He is not bad... just unfortunate

Where is my sari ?

Which one ?

You forgot ?

The one you spun specially for me,

the one with a red border

Promise, you will drape...

that sari on me
on my last journey

I will

Ba.. Ba

Where are you hiding ?

Come out

Come out and kill me

As it is, how many years
have left to live

At least I will be spared
this inhumanity, this barbarity

I won't have to bear this agony

How do I face the world ?

Hindus call me a traitor
and Muslims are praying for my death

But let me make this clear,

you can cut me into pieces,

but I will not be a willing party
to a divided India

Never!

Can you find out where my Harilal is ?

Why, Bapu ?

Over the past few days,
I've been thinking about him a lot

It's very difficult to trace him,

but we can try

If he joins me in this critrical hour...

then I am ready to die in his lap,
a very happy man

You know, the greatest
regret of my life is...

that there are two persons...

whom I could never convince

One is my friend from Kathiawad,
Mohammed Ali Jinnah

And the second,

my own son Harilal

Harilal Gandhi

Please leave. We are closing shop now

My Bapu is no more, I am an orphan now

My Bapu is gone

I don't want your money.
Please keep it. Just go

Those cowards.
They killed him with bullets

Bullets !

My Bapu is gone, he has left us alone