Mahatma and the Mad Boy

Overview

In the time frame of a single day (from dawn to dust), the film records the wanderings of an Indian youth who sleeps on the beach, holds conversations with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, and scavenges for food with his monkey. By afternoon, a little ceremony is held by well-to-do Gandhi-ites, at which a speaker delivers a sermon on "godly love"; but when the boy comes too close, he is told to move on by a guard, one of a series of exclusions of this onlooker-outcast.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 1, 1974

Original language

English

Countries

India

Production

Merchant Ivory Productions

Cast

Sajid Khan,Ruby Myers

Director

Ismail Merchant

Writer

Tanveer Farooqi

Producer

Ismail Merchant

Cinematography

Subrata Mitra

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0382166