A film ‘Bapu Ne Kaha Tha’ was screened at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum on Thursday. The Hindi film was screened under the film series ‘Ullas’ organised especially for children.
It is to be noted that various children movies are showcased under Ullaas wherein school children participate enthusiastically.
Bapu Ne Kaha Tha is a movie that tells about the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Directed by Vijay Bhatt the movie the movie is about a small kid who narrates the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
Notably, Producer, director and writer Vijay Bhatt, was one of the early pioneers of Indian cinema. He changed the course of Indian cinema by making some of its biggest hits including ‘Ram Rajya’ (1943), ‘Baiju Bawra’ (1952), ‘Goonj Uthi Shehnai’ (1959) and ‘Himalaya Ki God Mein’ (1965). He also founded the influential Film and Television Producers Guild of India. He died in 1993.
The movie surrounds a village boy Raju. Raju, a village boy, decides to adopt the motto of Mahatma Gandhi. Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi, affectionately known to his followers as Bapu, was a great believer in truth and gave the motto ‘Satyameva Jayate’ Truth Always Prevails.
However this puts him at odds against his village folks who have forgotten the meaning and value of believing in truth. He tries really hard and works for it to refresh the memory of an entire village and make them believe in truth again.
Morarji Desai features in this film, talking to children about the childhood of Mahatma Gandhi.