Hey Ram the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Nathuram Godse.

 Hey Ram is a 2000 Indian period drama film written, directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also acted as the protagonist. It was simultaneously made in Tamil and Hindi languages. ... It is an alternate historical film that depicts India's Partition and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Nathuram Godse.

Kamal Hassan's passion project Hey Ram is an ambitious and admirable effort but alas the final result doesn't match that hard work that is being put on the screen. The biggest problem with this film,among others, is the runtime. This is not to say I haven't seen films this long or even longer but when the length is over 3hrs or more it should deserve and by the end earn that runtime to justify all that is presented to us. I have seen many films that run close to the 200 minutes or more such as Swades, The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, etc. and after watching those films it didn't feel like they were excessively long because in some ways they earned that duration due to maybe their jam-packed narrative or storytelling covering a vast topic. But Hey Ram felt so long. I believe even if an hour was edited out of the film, the essence and power of the story wouldn't be lost as there were many songs which added nothing to the narrative and repetitive unnecessary intimate scenes between Kamal Hassan and Rani Mukerji. Honestly, though it didn't feel boring, it certainly felt tiring and stretched. 

"Touched by 'Hey Ram' fans celebrating 16yrs. Remember all who made it possible. Especially Shah Rukh Khan and Bharat Shah (sic)," Kamal posted on his Twitter page on Thursday.

The film's semi-fictional plot revolved around India's partition and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

On Friday, Kamal specially remembered the role essayed by actor Mohan Gokhale, who passed away while shooting for the film. The role was later offered to Atul Kulkarni.If those scenes were cut out of the film,we would have got a much more crisp and focused film which unfortunately lost track of where it was supposed to go. There are some cringeworthy scenes as well that seemed to appease the audience and not working in favour of the film. Plus, there are a few inaccurate historical portrayal as well particularly the climax of the film. It was completely different from what supposedly happened. I don't want to get into the specifics because they would spoil the experience as well as spark controversies. The change of heart of Ram towards Gandhi was also quite sudden, in just moments. A film focused purely on Gandhi and his believes and the exploration of the state of the nation due to difference in opinions, ideologies,etc. takes a fairly easy route to show how Gandhi's ideology was right all this time (if at all). If the filmmakers had taken a bold step to explore the decisions that Gandhi had taken and what have been the consequences, then I would have been more satisfied. But the film did that on the surface level. What I really liked about the film was how period specific it felt. Despite the flaws, the setting and everything felt very authentic to the period. There are also several small sequences in the film that are also very engaging to watch. The part I loved the most is the relationship between Saketh Ram and his second wife, Mythili. Their portions together are small but the chemistry is very good and would have liked to see that a bit more. Nevertheless, I know many people love this film and this is an unpopular opinion but I think the film had potential but never utilises that properly and thus making it a decent watch but not a necessary one.

Kamalhaasan's "hey ram" is a must watch movie at any cost. This film is answer to most hollywood films as how to make a real story with minor fiction that doesn't affect the true nature of history. in the whole movie, not a single second of a shot is wasted as each and every frame and dialogue will depict a story. Kamalhaasan did an amazing job in "attention to detail" of every thing in the movie. The only film i like shahrukh khan acted is this film only. Kamal haasan brings the best out of srk for ever. the casting, the name of the characters, the peoples who made an impact in gandhi assassination are explained in amazing."Mohan Gokhale. After sculpting Abhyankar beyond my expectation died. I reshot with Atul K, who won the National Award. Thanks to Mrs. Gokhale (sic)," Kamal wrote, adding that he wishes to showcase late Mohan's performance from the film to all."A day before he died I told him he might win awards for his role. For those who have no clue what I am lamenting, the film was 'Hey Ram' and Mr. Gokhale died after completing 90 percent of his work. Loved MG (sic)," he said.The film had music by legendary composer Ilayaraja.

Kamal made two mistakes.
1. Unnecessary erotic scenes which made the film an adult film or otherwise children and ladies would have watched the movie. I am certain kids would have loved the movie.
2. Language barrier. The character speak in different languages English, hindhi, brahmin ta mil, broken Tamil of Sharukh Khan and Atul made it difficult for viewers to grasp the story.
If only he had rectified the above defects and trimmed the length a bit it would have been an all time hit both commercially and critically. This is a lesson for every film maker. However great your content , it should be easily accessible and has to have universal(U) appeal to succeed in box office.
Though the movie is too lengthy 3hr 21 mins, each and every character in this movie was depicted in a legendary manner....At the end he has shown that the Hindu Muslim crisis is still continuing and it became the cause for his death.I have heard that this movie was a flop.I think 90's people have made a blunder mistake by not recognising these kinds of films(Anbe sivam also).... I hope this won't happen nowadays..
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