Road To Sangam(2010)

29 January 2010hindi
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A determined mechanic tries his best to repair the antique truck and to transport the last remains of Mahatma Gandhi in modern India facing the challenges like bomb blasts, police brutality, protests, fake arrests and stubborn system.

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Plot

It is a simple story of a devout Muslim mechanic named Hashmat Ullah, played by Paresh Rawal, he fears God. He has been hand over by the job of repairing engine of an old V8 ford. This motor has a historic significance, as it once carried the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi which were immersed in the holy river 'Sangam'. He did not knew it. But suddenly his life fells into a well when he gets trapped in a complex situation. A powerful bomb explosion hits his town and as always happens this stereotyping of our society that leads to the arrest of innocent Muslim youths of his neighborhood. Now the work starts by the prominent Leaders played by Om Puri and Pavan Mallhotra, that influences other Muslims of his community to protest against the injustice that has happened to those arrested youths by the police. So let's discover what he will choose from. Is he going to support the protest and ditch the repair of the engine that once carried ashes of a great man or is he going to go against the desires of his community? This is how his journey begins. It is a journey of Gandhian values and principles influencing to walk on the path of patriotism. This journey is named as "Road to Sangam".

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Road To Sangam is a very brave and nice effort by the writer and debutant director of this film Amit Roy. It is not a commercial film so it is not going to make huge money. Therefore its producer Amit Chheda ? should be appreciated for his brave effort to produce such film. Our country needs such films if we want a better India. The story begins with Tushar Gandhi, who is the grandson of the real Hero Mahatma Gandhi, who receives box of his grandfather's (Mahatma Gandhi's) ashes. He has mixed reaction to know that that box of ashes have been lying at a local post office for years. Now what he would do? After multiple reactions he takes decision to immerse it in the holy river 'Sangam'. Thereafter the story revolves around the protagonist of the film Hashmatullah (Paresh Rawal), who is a car mechanic. A bomb explosion has taken place and many innocent Muslims are being picked up by the police for interrogation and many other reasons which cause fury among the Muslim leaders Om Puri & Pawan Malhotra, who call for a strike to protest the happenings. But Paresh Rawal is on a different mission which is directly related to the immersion of Mahatma Gandhi's ashes in Ganga river. He is in dilemma, whether to be with his religion or listen to what his conscience was saying. What happens and how the writer-director tackles, is rest of the film. Paresh Rawal in this role is excellent. Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra too are superb. Above all, the writer, director & the producer should be given applause to make a film like this. It pricks your conscience. It shows us the mirror why wars have been fought and continues to be fought in the name of religion. Though this film may not appeal the mass audience and would not gather enough revenue, but it is a film worth watching if you don't want riots again and again in our country. It is an eye opener. Others should be encouraged to watch this movie which would finally benefit the country.

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