Hey Ram (2000)

Original title

ஹே ராம்

Directed by

Kamal Haasan

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

3h 06m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes involved in the violent events surrounding India's partition and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The story follows his personal journey through this turbulent period.

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What happens

Hey Ram is a 2000 Indian historical crime drama film written, directed, and produced by Kamal Haasan, that stars him in the title role. It was simultaneously made in the Tamil and Hindi languages. The film's soundtrack and score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It is an alternate history film that depicts India's Partition, Direct Action Day and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Nathuram Godse. The Hindi version was distributed by Khan's Dreamz Unlimited. The title of the film was derived from Gandhi's alleged last words. Hey Ram received positive reviews but failed commercially at the box office. It was screened at the International Film Festival of India and selected by the Film Federation of India as its submission to the Oscars in the year 2000 but was not nominated. The film has garnered three National Film Awards. Internationally, the film was screened at the 25th Toronto International Film Festival and at the 2000 Locarno Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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