Film Gandhi To Hitler review

Cast: Raghubir Yadav, Neha Dhupia, Aman Verma

Direction: Rakesh Ranjan Kumar

Once again Adolf Hitler's life has been investigated in the film Gandhi To Hitler directed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar. Hitler has always been fascinating subjects for international filmmakers through the decades however this is the first time that an Indian filmmaker is trying something on the Nazi ruler.

Gandhi To Hitler exhibits the final days of Hitler when he was hiding in a bunker in Berlin after his downfall. The movie also shows the relationship that he shared with his associates, his paranoia, his insecurities during those days. Gandhi To Hitler talks about the two letters written by Mahatma Gandhi to the ruler suggesting him to reconsider his political decisions.

Though a lot is known and talked about Hitler, very less is known about his longtime buddy Eva Braun, whom he married in his last days. The tale of Indian soldiers fighting with the Russians on German soil is shown running alongside in the movie. Though the movie is about Gandhi and Hitler who had poles apart ideologies, Gandhi To Hitler is not a war movie.

There are no B&W documentary footage of World War II used in the movie. The movie is an amateur effort to impart a biographical story as it does not come across clearly to the viewers who do not know anything about Hitler's final days. One more cause why one fails to connect is because Indian faces have been used to play the character of Hitler, Eva and even for the French and Russian soldiers. The side concurrent tale of the soldier doesn't work at all.

Gandhi To Hitler looks at Hitler's downfall, his last days when everyone deserted him and only his love Eva Braun and his trusted aide Joseph Goebbels stood by him when Germany crumbled into pieces. Though the intentions of Gandhi To Hitler are true and it spreads the message of peace, the execution of the plot fails to impress. The first hour of the movie is messed up, but the post-interval portions are bit rhythmic leaving a scene or two. However, the cinematography (Fuwad Khan) of the movie is the only thing that is praiseworthy.

Raghuvir Yadav fails to look his part and is not fluent with dialogues in English. Neha Dhupia is less exposed. Aman Verma is honest and Lucky Vakharia satisfactory. Nalin Singh, Nikita Anand, Bhupesh Kumar Pandey and Avijit Dutt (as Mahatma Gandhi) are okay.

In general, it is an average film and unable to justify Hitler concept fully.