Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi wrote a letter to Mumbai’s Special CP Deven Bharti, looking for tight safety for himself and his household, forward of his subsequent movie, Gandhi Godse: Ek Yudh’s launch. His plea got here after just a few protestors had been seen at an occasion for the movie promotion. The movie is ready to launch on January 26 (Republic Day), forward of Mahatma Gandhi’s seventy fifth demise anniversary on January 30. Also learn: Rajkumar Santoshi says his movie Gandhi Godse Ek Yudh ‘sympathises with each Gandhi and Godse’
News company ANI tweeted a photocopy of the director’s letter. An excerpt from his letter learn, “My team (directors, producers & cast) for the movie Gandhi vs Godse, was in the middle of the press conference where it was interrupted by a group of people with vested interests.”
“Later, several threats were received from some unknown people asking me to stop the release and promotion of this film. I feel unsafe and I further submit that grave damage and injury could be caused to me and my family members if such persons are set free and if no steps are taken by your good self and further losses would be caused not only to us but the public at large,” his letter additionally added.
Gandhi Godse: Ek Yudh is ready in early post-independence India of 1947-48, primarily based on an alternate model of Indian historical past the place Mahatma Gandhi survives the assassination try by Nathuram Godse. After restoration, he later goes to fulfill Godse in jail the place an exception debate takes place between them. Actor Chinmay Mandlekar performs Nathuram Godse whereas Deepak Antani essays the position of Mahatma Gandhi.
Earlier members of the Congress social gathering had been seen protesting towards the movie in Madhya Pradesh. Besides this, Tushar Gandhi earlier advised ANI, “I’m not surprised because for them Godse is a hero, and if they portray him as a hero, it should not surprise any of us. But I cannot comment on the merits or the demerits of the film because I haven’t seen it and I don’t intend to see films which glorify murderers.”
“It is a very well thought out game plan and all these characters have been given the role to perform and they performed the role according to their queues and their timelines. The same director portrayed Baapu in a very wrong manner in his film Bhagat Singh, so it’s not surprising that he would make a film glorifying Godse,” he added.
Gandhi Godse will conflict with Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan on the field workplace, which can launch on January 25.