Yugpurush: Movie Review.

‘Mahatma Na Mahatma’ 

                                                

                                  Yugpurush: Mahatma Na Mahatma is a  Guajarati  play based on the relationship between jain  philopher  shrimad Rajchandra and Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.  The play depicts the spiritual journey of Gandhi. It is written by Uttam Gada and directed by Rajesh Joshi. The original song for the play is composed by Sachin .

                                  It is produced by Shrimad Rajchandra Mission, Dharampur. The play is also adapted in other languages including English and Hindi. It won the Best Drama award at the 16th Annual Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage Awards 2016. The play has completed 733 shows as of July 2017.

                                 Yugpurush highlights the values of love, selflessness, diversity, truth and community building through the story of Mahatma Gandhi and Shrimad Rajchandra. The play examines how Gandhi met Shrimad for the first time after returning from England .

                                   Even after Gandhi moved to to south  Africa , the meetings still continued not personally but through letters. These letters played a pivotal role in shaping Gandhi’s character. Their honest friendship blossomed and Gandhi proclaimed Shrimad as his spiritual mentor. Shrimad was the one who inherited principles of truth, Ahinsha and dharma which were later crystallized as the fundamental tenets of Gandhism, Shrimad left at an early age of 33 and the letters composed by him were then, the only companion of Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi remained indebted to the teachings of his mentor and now he is celebrated as the global messenger of non-violence.

(wikipedia)

Works Cited

wikipedia. 3 august 2017. 3 8 2017 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugpurush>.