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Gandhian influence on Indian cinema
- 1. Name:- Architaba Gohil Class:- M.A. Sem:- 1 Topic:- Gandhian Influence On Indian cinema Submitted to:- SMT.S.B Gardi Department of english & MKBU University Email Id:- architabagohil94@gmail.com Year:- 2016-18
- 2. Gandhiji not only influenced literature but he continues to influenced Indian cinema. Jay Prakash Chowksey, who explores mahatma Gandhi's influence on Indian cinema in his book “Gandhi aur cinema.” He says in his book – “ Beginning of cinema in India was also the beginning of Gandhian era. Gandhiji returned from south Africa around the same time when Indian cinema was taking its first steps. Gandhi’s impact can be seen on everything from literature drama, poetry to cinema of that time.”
- 3. Chowksey narrates how films like Devaki Bose's ‘chandidas’ a love story between a Brahmin and a washerwomen. Kidar Sharma's ‘Jogan’, starring Dilip Kumar and Nargis; Mehboob Khan’s ‘Mother Indian’ and V Shantaram’s ‘Do ankhe Bara hath’ were influenced by mahatma’s vision. Himanshu Roy produced Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani starrer ‘Achhut Kanya’. Gandhiji fought for Untouchability.
- 4. Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Lage raho Munnabhai’ was a modern take on gandhian philosophy. It popularized the term ‘Gandhigiri’. While his ‘3 idiots’ was inspired by his idea about education.
- 5. Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Swades’ word comes from Gandhi and the protagonist’s name is ‘Mohan’.
- 6. Amir khan starrer ‘lagan’, there is sequence when Amir khan who is the captain of a cricket team, a low caste man In his team.
- 7. Ketan Mehta's biopic on vallabhai Patel titled Sardar. In which we find Gandhi.
- 8. Jabber Patel’s biography on Babasaheb Ambedker was one of the first films to show Gandhi in gray shades. Ajay Devgan, karina Kapoor and amitabh Bacchan starrer Prakash jha’s movie ‘Styagrah’ can be also taken as an example.
- 9. Recent movie titled ‘Gandhigiri’.’Gandhigiri’ which means following Gandhi’s teaching. Except from this examples there are plenty examples on which we can find Gandhian influence