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Hey Ram (2000) 7.6
Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him. Director:Kamal Hassan |
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Saketh Ram
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| Shah Rukh Khan | ... |
Amjad Ali Khan
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| Rani Mukerji | ... |
Aparna Ram
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| Hema Malini | ... |
Ambujam Iyengar
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| Girish Karnad | ... |
Uppilli Iyengar
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| Om Puri | ... |
Goel
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Vikram Gokhale | ... |
Maharaja
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| Saurabh Shukla | ... |
Manohar Lalwani
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| Nasser | ... |
Police Officer
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Abbas | ... |
Saketh Ram's Grandson
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Atul Kulkarni | ... |
Shriram Abhyankar
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Showkar Janaki | ... |
Mythili's Grandmother
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Iravati Harshe | ... |
Nafisa
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| Vasundhara Das | ... |
Mythili Iyengar
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The film starts with Saketh Ram as a very old man and almost immediately goes into flashback. As a young man he is among his friends, in conviviality. He has taken a Bengali wife, Aparna, and everything is wonderful in his life. But the year is 1946, and the imminent independence of India from British suzerainty is complicated by religious antagonism between the Hindu majority and the large Muslim minority, who demand their own independent state. Saketh and Aparna visit Calcutta; rioting is reported, but Saketh goes out to get some food, and he soon encounters a Hindu woman being chased by Muslim rioters. He rescues her, but the rioters later come to his house, and brutally rape and then kill his wife. Saketh is devastated and takes to the streets, determined personally to kill as many Muslims as he can find. He meets up with Sriram Abhiyankar, who is leading a group of Hindu extremists, and Saketh becomes temporarily taken with the cause himself. At the same time, he is persuaded to ... Written by Hazel Freeman
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Country:
IndiaRelease Date:
18 February 2000 (India) See more »Also Known As:
Hey Ram - Augenblicke der Zärtlichkeit See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$169,402 (USA) (18 February 2000)Gross:
$274,675 (USA) (25 February 2000)Company Credits
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Saketh Ram: No, I am not!
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Most mahatmas don't admit they are one. Do you think I am a mahatma?
Saketh Ram: You will deny it if I say you are, So I shall deny you another denial sir.
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First Indian movie to feature a soundtrack performed by a full fledged symphony orchestra. The soundtrack was performed by Laslo Kovaks of Budapest Symphonic Orchestra, Hungary. See more »Goofs
In a scene where the car stops at a railway gate, Kamal's watch goes missing in one of the shots and in the next shot he has a watch. See more »Quotes
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: See mister Uppili, your son in law is also a mahatma!Saketh Ram: No, I am not!
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Most mahatmas don't admit they are one. Do you think I am a mahatma?
Saketh Ram: You will deny it if I say you are, So I shall deny you another denial sir.
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hey ram is way too complex for the average indian viewer. the movie's complex techniques of flash-trhough, visual & aural associations, extended pauses & the use of the mental imagery of the protagonist to express his thoughts most probably did not connect with the indian audience.
the movie, im sure, is hailed as a classic at film institutes and by connoisseurs but the demanded too much involvement from the audience, for it to have any kind of mass appeal.
the sensitive story and the harsh visuals would have further delineated the audience, but for discerning viewers who like to get involved in the movie, this is a must see.
the way the protagonists thoughts, views & ideals on the issue of patriotism, struggle & Gandhi keeps changing and evolves slowly through his own experiences are extraordinary to watch. makes me want to read more about the Mahatma.
a brilliant movie, will rank among my alltime favourites. a classic 10.