National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin (2024)
Mahatma Gandhi: lawyer, champion of non-violence, beloved leader. Nathuram Godse: journalist, nationalist – and the man who murdered Gandhi. This gripping play traces Godse's life over 30 years during India’s fight for independence: from a devout follower of Gandhi, through to his radicalisation and their tragic final encounter in Delhi in 1948.
- Released
- 2024-03-01
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Indhu Rubasingham
Cast
- Hiran Abeysekera as Nathuram Godse
- Azan Ahmed as Daulat/British Policeman
- Ravi Aujla as Baba
- Paul Bazely as Mohandas Gandhi
- Ayesha Dharker as Aai
- Marc Elliott as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
- Ravin J. Ganatra as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Raj Ghatak as Kishore
- Nadeem Islam as Mithun/Ensemble
- Tony Jayawardena as Vinayak Savarkar
- Aysha Kala as Vimala
- Nicholas Khan as Mohammad Ali Jinnah