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The film was criticised by the international media for its subject and for its depiction of Hitler's love of India and his support for [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]]. British newspaper, ''[[The Guardian]]'', declared the film to be profoundly misguided and to show a shocking ignorance of history. |
The film was criticised by the international media for its subject and for its depiction of Hitler's love of India and his support for [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]]. British newspaper, ''[[The Guardian]]'', declared the film to be profoundly misguided and to show a shocking ignorance of history. angers Indian Jews | accessdate=March 25, 2011 | date=2010-06-16 | publisher=[[World Jewish Congress]]}}</ref> |
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{{Cquote2|We clarified that the movie is not about Hitler's ideology, but how his ideology of violence conflicts with Gandhi's ideology of peace. There is no glorification of Hitler's character|Anil Kumar Sharma|''[[The Times of India]]''<ref name="toi"/>}} |
{{Cquote2|We clarified that the movie is not about Hitler's ideology, but how his ideology of violence conflicts with Gandhi's ideology of peace. There is no glorification of Hitler's character|Anil Kumar Sharma|''[[The Times of India]]''<ref name="toi"/>}} |
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| Dear Friend Hitler | |
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 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | Rakesh Ranjan Kumar[1] |
| Written by | Nalin Singh |
| Produced by | Anil Kumar Sharma Pallavi Mishra Kaustabh Chaudhary Nalin Singh |
| Starring | Raghubir Yadav Neha Dhupia[1] |
| Edited by | Shree Narayan Singh |
| Music by | Arbind-Lyton |
| Country | Template:Film India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dear Friend Hitler (Hindi: प्रिय मित्र हिटलर) is an upcoming multilingual Indian drama film based on letters written by Mahatma Gandhi to the leader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler. The film, starring Raghubir Yadav as Adolf Hitler and Neha Dhupia as Eva Braun, is directed by debuting director Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma under the production house Amrapali media vision. It is a first Indian film which featured the life of Hitler and perhaps the first which has adapted a foreign subject.[2] The film's subject caused some controversies, but its promo was screened at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival where it received positive reviews.[3][4] Film Business Asia quoted that "despite the provocative title, the film is not a tribute to the murderous Führer".[5] The film will be released sometime in May in India.[6]
Plot
The film is set during World War II and centres around the letters written by Mahatma Gandhi (played by Avijit Dutt) to Adolf Hitler (Raghubir Yadav), and around the relationship of Hitler with his long-term lover Eva Braun (Neha Dhupia), whom he married in his final days in the Berlin bunker in which they died. The film depicts the difference between the ideologies of Gandhi and Hitler and establishes the superiority of Gandhism over Nazism.[7]
Cast
The main cast of the film is:[8]
- Raghubir Yadav as Adolf Hitler
- Neha Dhupia as Eva Braun
- Nalin Singh as Joseph Goebbels
- Nasir Abdullah as Albert Speer
- Lucky Vakharia as Amrita
- Nikita Anand as Magda Goebbels
- Bhupesh Kumar Pandey as Subhas Chandra Bose
- Avijit Dutt as Mahatma Gandhi
Criticism and controversies
The film was criticised by the international media for its subject and for its depiction of Hitler's love of India and his support for Indian independence. British newspaper, The Guardian, declared the film to be profoundly misguided and to show a shocking ignorance of history. angers Indian Jews | accessdate=March 25, 2011 | date=2010-06-16 | publisher=World Jewish Congress}}</ref>
We clarified that the movie is not about Hitler's ideology, but how his ideology of violence conflicts with Gandhi's ideology of peace. There is no glorification of Hitler's character
— Anil Kumar Sharma, The Times of India[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Opening Credits". Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ Tripathi, Salil (2010-06-23). "Dear friend Hitler and India". Mint. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ^ Entertainment Desk (2011-03-05). "Berlin cleared misconceptions about 'My Friend Hitler': Scriptwriter". Banglanews24. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ^ a b TNN (2011-02-22). "Hitler goes to Berlin". The Times of India. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ^ "Indian Hitler film gets Berlin launch". 2011-03-24. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Dear Friend Hitler to release in May". Indian Television. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ "Synopsis". Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ "Cast and Crew". Amrapali Media Vision. Retrieved March 19, 2011.