On the occasion of the 152nd birth anniversary of the 'Father of the Nation' aka
Mahatma Gandhi, actor-director
Mahesh Manjrekar has released a teaser poster of his upcoming film 'Godse' on his Instagram handle.
Mahesh, wrote "The Deadliest Birthday wish ever! Get ready to witness a story no one dared to tell before!
Sandeep Singh,
Raaj Shaandilyaa and Mahesh
Manjrekar
announce a film “Godse” on Mahatma Gandhi’s 152nd birth anniversary"
Check out the teaser poster below:This is the third film that Mahesh Manjrekar will be directing for Legend Global Studio. The other two being '
SwatantraVeer
Savarkar'- also a period biopic on India’s freedom struggle and 'White'.
"The story of Nathuram Godse has always been close to my heart. It takes a lot of courage to back a film of this nature. I always believe in hard hitting subjects and uncompromised storytelling and this one fits the bill. People do not know much about Godse other than he’s the man who fired at Gandhi. While telling his story, we neither want to patronize nor want to speak against anyone. We’ll leave it to the audience on who is right or wrong.” Mahesh Manjrekar statement said.
Talking about the film, Sandeep Singh said, “The Nathuram Godse’s story is the one which I wanted to tell ever since I made my first film. This is an untold tale that deserves to be presented to the cinemagoers. There are various versions of the stories about Godse and
Gandhiji. Mahesh, Raaj and I intend to bring out the factual story and thereby bring this cinematic opus of forgotten history characters for today’s generation. I am already collaborating with Mahesh Manjrekar on SwatantraVeer Savarkar and White - and I am happy that he has come on board for Godse as well.
Raaj Shaandilyaa stated, “Over the last few years, there’s been a renewed interest in knowing about Nathuram Godse. Also, we are living in times where freedom of expression and different viewpoints and opinions are encouraged. Hence, we feel this is the right time to bring a film on Nathuram Godse. I am also excited to collaborate with Sandeep Singh and Mahesh Manjrekar. I am sure that this is one project that I’ll be proud of.”
The film is expected to go on floors in the second half of 2022.