Gour Hari Dastan | |
Director: | Anant Mahadevan |
Producer: | Bindiya Khanolkar Sachin Khanolkar |
Starring: | Vinay Pathak Konkona Sen Sharma Ranvir Shorey Tannishtha Chatterjee |
Cinematography: | Alphonse Roy |
Editing: | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Language: | Hindi |
Country: | India |
Runtime: | 114 minutes |
Gour Hari Dastan – The Freedom File is a 2015 Indian, biographical film on freedom fighter Gour Hari Das,[1] directed by Anant Mahadevan. The film starred Vinay Pathak, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ranvir Shorey and Tannishtha Chatterjee, among others.[2] The film depicts the life of the Indian freedom fighter from Odisha, Sri Gour Hari Das.
The film released on 14 August 2015, and received good response from critics.[3]
Gour Hari Dastaan is a story of an Odisha freedom fighter, Gour Hari Das who made his way through a long battle of silent war that lasted for 32 years, against his own government to prove his patriotic association towards the nation. He fought for a certificate recognizing his work as a freedom fighter which took three full decades to arrive. At the age of 84, the much sought-after certificate, when it was ultimately awarded, was a bittersweet victory.[4]