That Raj Kumar Santoshi’s daughter Tanisha is making her debut in her father’s provocative film Gandhi Godse : Ek Yudh , is an open secret. However to avoid any debate on nepotism Raj Santoshi has opted not to speak about his daughter at any of the media interactions to promote his film.
Neckdeep in unfinished projects, the one-time successful filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi is all set to make a comeback with this film.
Gandhi Godse: Ek Yudh is adapted from the controversial play Asghar Wajahat’s Godse@Gandhi.Com . The provocative play which brings Gandhi and his killer Godse face-to-face is likely to raise a hornet’s nest on screen for trying to “humanize’ Gandhiji’s assassin.
One wonders what Santoshi’s daughter would have to do in a film where she plays neither of the protagonists. Theatre actors Deepak Antani and Chinmay Mandlekar who essayed the roles of Gandhi and Godse on stage have reprised their parts in Santoshi’s film.
Incidentally, Santoshi’s daughter Tanisha is best friends with Sridevi and Boney Kapoor’s elder daughter Janhvi Kapoor. Sridevi and Santoshi’s wife Manali were also close friends.
In the meanwhile Mahatma Gandhi’s nephew Tushar Gandhi has condemned Santoshi’s project.
In an interview to ANI, Gandhi says, “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.”
Gandhi added, “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.”
