Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson open ups about Gandhi-Godse Ek Yudh

Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has spoken about Rajkumar Santoshi's Gandhi-Godse Ek Yudh, which imagines an alternate history where Mahatma Gandhi survives his assassination attempt. In the film, Gandhi visits Nathuram Godse in jail, engaging in an intellectual tussle with his own assassin. The makers have pegged the narrative as a 'war of ideologies' between Gandhi and Godse. 

Talking about the film, Tushar, an author and trustee of the Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi (MGSN) institute, told news agency 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.”

He continued, “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.”

Tushar Gandhi has authored the book Let's Kill Gandhi!, on the conspiracy and aftermath of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination. He'd also featured in a cameo appearance as himself in Kamal Haasan's Hey Ram (2000).