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

Grant Road.

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

Mr. Gandhi.

Henry.

Mr. Gandhi, can I've a word.

What?

Can I've a word?

Can it wait?

It is urgent.

Well then.

Ramaiyya. Keep the weeds turning.

Yes, Henry.

Here it is.

The heading, read it.

He's dead and burnt.

Do you not find something wrong with this?

He's dead and burnt.

No.

Here we are.

Mr. Gandhi. This is an article I took great pains...

...about the president of South Africa.

My heading was "He's dead and buried".

And what is written here?

He's dead and burnt.

As a Christian...

...this is equivalent to going to hell.

You assured me that you'd personally do the proof reading.

All these sundry people...

...you've gathered here.

Everywhere.

They've no respect for the detail.

Even for a dead man.

I am sorry, Henry. We'll issue a clarification.

You know, as a Hindu I can understand.

The people at the press believe...

...that all dead, normally find emancipation by burning.

And come to think of it.

When you're dead, you're simply dead.

It's only when you're alive...

...you make all the difference to the world.

In life, life counts... - Mr. Gandhi, please.

Don't condone a serious lapse...

...with religious abstractions.

In the future, I think...

...I will sit right by the printing machine...

...and check all my own articles.

Henry.

Maybe you can also join us in turning the wheel.

Kastur! Kastur!

Mr. Calinburg. - Yes.

Can you please finish this today?

I will do my best, Mrs. Gandhi.

Thank you.

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

See you later at the prayer meeting, Mr. Gandhi.

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 is 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

Look into the camera.

Smile.

Don't move, please

Smile.

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

Can I 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

The accounts of The Indian Opinion is showing loses.

You suggest that we take on advertisements.

Advertisements always compromise editorial field.

Anyway, Hari, I am going to Peter Marriotsburg.

I want you to join me.

No, no, no, no, Mr. Damji.

Mr. Bharat has sent you several requests for fees...

...which has not been paid.

Now you want us to rake up another matter.

We should be sending you summons...

...for overdue payments.

Mr. Damji.

I will see you tomorrow.

Give him an appointment.

Hari. Start working at the printing press.

Mr. Pollock will explain everything to you.

Mr. Gandhi, tomorrow is Sunday.

Ms. Lisy.

A man in trouble knows no Sundays.

He has to be attendant.

He has to pay for the services we rendered so far.

How must I run this place?

My fees will be payable when he's able.

Mr. Damji.

Can you please put those envelopes back where they belong?

By the way.

Your appointment has been confirmed for Sunday.

And payment of fees has been postponed indefinitely.

Thank you.

Hari. - Yes.

You're reading this romantic novel?

You prefer love stories?

Son, let go of these fantasies

Read inspiring biographies of great men, not romances

Excuse me.

Have you lost something?

Yes.

Is this it?

Yes.

She's so beautiful.

Mr. Gandhi. See this.

How can you keep both of them apart?

They look so lovely.

Ms. Liscent.

Can you please arrange to get...

...Gulab Gandhi to South Africa as soon as possible.

Mark it urgent.

Come O married woman.

Let's celebrate this auspicious occasion.

Let's celebrate it...

...in my courtyard.

Come O married woman.

Let's celebrate this auspicious occasion.

Let's celebrate it...

...in my courtyard.

Come O married woman.

Let's celebrate this auspicious occasion.

Let's celebrate it...

...in my courtyard.

Come O married woman.

Let's celebrate this..

What time is the play?

An hour or so, we're still early.

Don't you think...

...plays must have a message for the society?

Can't they be just for fun?

That would be a waste of time.

Shakespeare has messages. - Yes.

But some of his characters...

...speak very foul languages.

Coolie.

- Get off the pavement. - He's a barrister.

What are you doing, you idiot?

But he's a coolie.

Hey.

I will see you punished for this.

Mr. Gandhi, we're going straight to the police.

You sir, are going to prison.

Tell him to stay off the white pavements.

Henry. Henry.

I am not filing any complaint.

Why?

Pray to the Lord that he forgives him.

For he knows not what he does.

Sounds familiar.

Thank the Lord that...

...I speak these words from the ground.

And not from the cross. - Come.

God.

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?

Tell me.

Barrister

Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Not for despair, this is a moment 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...

I 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.

The defense may proceed.

Your honor, we have no defense.

In fact, our entire agitation is a response...

...to our opponents offence.

And the level they'll stoop to, to unleash violence.

The beauty of it is, we will not retaliate.

But we will not accept.

What?

Actually, I learnt this from my wife.

She's the most stubborn opponent I've encountered.

Despite all that I tell her, she does exactly the contrary.

Without retaliation.

Mr. Gandhi, could we be a little more specific?

The accused will not defend.

And he promises to break the law again...

...as soon as he released.

My suggestion is to give him...

...maximum sentence possible.

This will save the valuable time of the court.

And we can proceed with other matters.

Are you changing the rules of justice...

...or do I detect a clever ploy?

I speak the truth.

The discretion is all yours.

I find the accused guilty and I fine him.

I refuse to pay the fine.

I sentence Mr. Harilal Mohanlal Gandhi...

...and other accused listed here to stay in prison...

...for a period of 60 days.

For the first offence.

A period of 60 days for the second offence.

Mr. Gandhi, I understand...

...the enthusiastic training of your son

...but he's getting no education.

Prison is a temple of learning.

I've learnt more about life...

...in prison than anywhere else.

I suggest you too should...

...serve a prison sentence.

I am serious.

He wants formal education.

He wants to be with his family.

He wants to be a barrister, like you.

He's been speaking to my wife.

Every new challenge is for a new response.

My children are not merely my children.

They are soldiers...

...fighting for a new world order.

Western education may not be enough.

It might in fact colonize the mind.

I maybe speaking out of turn.

But you're moving too fast.

He needs your attention.

I am trying.

I am trying.

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 a 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

A family 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

I got to take you back.

One, two.

Three.

Here.

Sit. Sit.

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

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'll 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 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

One who is a vaishnav

Knows the pain of others

Does good to others

Does not let pride enter his mind

You're a businessman.

You want free passage to India.

I've lost all my money in business here.

I'd be really grateful if you could help.

I am also ready to sign an...

An undertaking to pay the fare in India.

Tell me your name. - Mehta.

First name.

Pranlal.

You have Gandhi in your bag?

Passive resister.

A trouble-maker.

If you've got trouble-maker friends outside...

...waiting to take you back to Johannesburg.

Sir, I am not a... - Wait, let me get it correct.

Your name is Harilal Mohandas Gandhi.

Son of barrister MK Gandhi.

Sir, there must be some mistake.

I am not Harilal Gandhi.

I am Pranlal Mehta, you must understand.

Go back home. Your father's waiting for you.

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?

I 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?

Can I ask a favour?

If you think your father has wronged you...

do forgive him

Please

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

Yes Jeevan?

Gulab-ben, on 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

Rami.

Hari-bhai. Hari-bhai.

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

His Excellency, General Smutts...

...will make a farewell address.

I speak it very difficult...

...to speak about the man...

...I've often crossed swords.

On practically everything.

He has been a greatest source...

...of trouble for my government.

And I am delighted he is leaving.

Contrary to popular assumption...

...let me remind you.

That he is not a Seth...

...who has strayed into politics.

He is a politician.

Trying to become a Seth.

People often ask me.

What is Gandhi?

To me this is Gandhi.

While my government was inflicting...

...hardships upon him in prison.

He was making these sandals for me...

...with his own hands.

And presented them to me when released.

Gandhi that fights...

...what he believes is injustice.

But loves the human beings.

Whatever that means...

...I wish him well for the future.

With a sigh of relief for myself.

And a silent prayer...

...for the British Government in India.

Thank you.

Look at this compartment. How can I 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

Hello. - Hello.

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 a 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

Goodbye.

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 rights 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

Amba-behen.

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

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 I wish I 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.

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

All 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

Keep it here.

Here.

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?

There 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

Come.

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 practicing 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

Harilal. Harilal.

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 I do, Gulab? The war ended without warning

I cannot realise even ten percent of my investment

I had warned you

You didn't listen.

I won't let my children grow up here

I'm going away to live with my parents...

...and I'm taking my children away

Gulab, give me one more chance

Gulab.

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. Stop.

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

Gulab.

Gulab.

Hariya.

Hariya.

Hari. Hariya.

Hari.

Bapu? - Hari my son,

come with me to the Ashram. Forget the past

Your children need you

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

Come, we will live together

Come

You're here.

Bapu, here comes your little prince

What's the matter? You look very happy

What happened?

Come here, Rasik

Come here, son.

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

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? - I sent 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-ji

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

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahadev.

Bapu, this is Calcutta

They will not listen

You will have to speak

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

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

Yes!

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

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?

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

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 need more control.

Do you seriously believe...

...India can rule itself?

With all its internal divisions.

Like caste and religion.

Excuse me, Hari-bhai.

Some more guests would like to meet you.

One moment.

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 a 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 encash on it

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. I 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 a token of our respect

Have they found his relatives?

No

Bapu, 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!

Down with Gandhi!

Glory to - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to - Mahatma 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

Glory to - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to - Mahatma Gandhi.

Down with Gandhi.

Down with Gandhi.

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

Long live Mahatma Gandhi

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...

...by whatever name he is known...

...then he should be dear to us.

Open your mind.

Open your mind.

Open your mind.

Open your mind.

Open your mind.

Open your mind.

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

I will give you a tour of the city.

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

We'll have a race.

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-ji is your father...

we will put you people in a comfortable place to sleep tonight

Good!

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

Open your mind.

Open your mind.

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

Greetings, Zakaria sir.

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 can I 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?

I 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

I 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 Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

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?

I 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

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, a 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

Independence was the subject of post war talks...

Britan must hold India at all costs.

Nationwide demonstrations lead to violent consequences.

Prominent leaders of the

...freedom movement are arrested.

Mahatma Gandhi was put under house arrest...

...in a palatial mansion in Pune called the Agarcon Palace.

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 a 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

Hari.

Hari.

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.

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

Mr. Gandhi.

The Pakistan issue is very sensitive.

And we cannot allow your public statements...

...issued...uncensored.

I believe it is my duty and my responsibility.

To make Mr. Jinah and the others...

...see the dangers of an India...

...being divided into two parts.

Fighting against each others.

I've to follow orders.

Well, it suits your government...

...to keep us divided...

...on the basis of religion.

Unfortunately, we're so blind...

...we cannot see.

Mr. Gandhi, you've to understand.

Bapu, Ba needs you

Please excuse me.

Ba...

Yes.

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

Mohammad Ali Jinnah and his Muslim League...

...demanding partition of India along religious lines...

...called for direct action.

The result.

Unprecedented Hindu-Muslim riots.

Hundreds and thousands massacred in Bengal.

British administration simply collapsed.

Murderers roam freely and unchecked.

Louis Mt. Baton, the governor General of India called...

...Gandhi the one-man army.

...as he once again walks alone to stop the madness.

Where are you hiding?

Come out

Come out and kill me

As it is, how many years have I 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 critical 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

150 years of British rule enters its final hours.

One of the oldest civilizations...

...is split into two nations.

Mohammad Ali Jinnah is the new governor general...

...of the new Muslim majority, Pakistan.

On the eve of Indian Independence...

...Prime Minister Jawarhar Lal Nehru...

...address the constituent assembly.

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny.

And now the time comes when we shall...

...redeem our pledge.

At the stroke of the midnight hour...

...when the world sleeps.

India will awake to light..

A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history.

When we step out from the old to the new.

When the soul of a nation...

...long suppressed by utterance.

To avoid further bloodshed and violence...

...Gandhi reluctantly agreed to the partition of India.

Alone and dejected...

...the man of non-violence...

...now faces a new reality

The greatest migration in history.

Hundreds and thousands killed...

...in the sectarian violence.

Millions homeless.

The old, the sick, the young.

Dying of hunger and exhaustion.

Reports of unimaginable cruelty and daily massacres...

...shocks the world communities as it struggles...

...to respond to this...

...great humanitarian crisis.

15th August, 1947.

India is a free nation.

The lights have gone out of our life.

And there is darkness everywhere.

And I do not quite know what to tell you.

And how to say it.

Our beloved leader.

Bapu", as we called him.

The Father of the nation, is no more.

Perhaps, I am wrong to say that...

...nevertheless, we will not see him again...

...as we've seen him for many years.

We will not run to him for advice.

Sir.

Please leave. We are closing shop now

Douse the coal.

Put it off.

Here. - The advice that I or anyone else can give you.

The light has gone out I said.

And yet I was wrong.

My Bapu is no more, I am an orphan now

The light that has been leading this country for so many years.

My Bapu is gone

This country for many years.

And a thousand years later that light will still be seen.

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

That light...

Something more...

Those cowards. They killed him with bullets

Bullets!

My Bapu is gone, he has left us alone

Lord Ram, blessed is thy name.

Victory to you Lord Ram...

...the husband of Sita.

You won without using any weapons.

The battle of independence.

We bow before you, for ages to come.

We bow before you true believer of non-violence.

You're God, and you're Allah.

Bless all equally.

Lord Ram, blessed is thy name.

Victory to you Lord Ram, the husband of Sita