Tandon went on to write a book called Gumnami Subhash in 1986. At the same time another magazine 'Northern India Patrika' started publishing a series on Bhagwanji or Gumnami baba relating him with Netaji. As there were no claimants on Gumnami baba's belongings, district administration decided to auction the items.
- Gumnami Baba, alias Bhagwanji, who died on September 16, 1985, spent the last days of his life in Ram Bhavan, a house in Faizabad, belonging to one Thakur Gurudutt Singh.
- This is the third book I am reading on this topic, the other two being 'India's Biggest Cover Up' by Anuj Dhar himself and 'Gumnami Baba- A Case History' by Adheer Som. In spite of this, I am simply awestruck by the amount of effort the authors have put in the research over the years.
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New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): NetajiSubhash Chandra Bose had continued living in parts of Uttar Pradesh after his reported death in 1945, under the guise of a monk 'Gumnami Baba', a fact his family members were aware of but did not want to reveal, according to author Anuj Dhar whose book 'Conundrum' came out earlier this year.
'My understanding is that Gumnami baba is NetajiSubhash Chandra Bose and the Government of India is very well aware of it. Members of Netaji's family were also aware of it. They do not want this to come up because it will not reflect well on them,' Dhar said.
Earlier on Thursday, Chandra Kumar Bose, kin of Netaji had claimed that there was no connection between the legendary freedom fighter and filmmaker Srijit Mukherji's latest flick 'Gumnaami', which according to him was based on the book 'Conundrum, Subhas Bose's Life After Death'.
'Srijit is not telling the truth and he made a film based on Conundrum which states that Gumnami Baba was Netaji. If his film is based on Conundrum then why is he not mentioning it?' said Bose.
Dhar, who co-authored the book with Chandrachur Ghosh further alleged that Netaji's family members were 'threatened' by the issue being discussed in the mainstream.
'I believe Netaji was alive and he did not die in 1945, but they never felt threatened by the 'Gumnami Baba' issue because it was limited to a smaller circle. Now with this book, it has gone mainstream. People are now talking about it and now the family is being threatened by it. They are trying to fence that the issue which they had covered up is coming to the front,' he said.
Dhar also said he had 'evidence' to back up his claims on Netaji and was ready for any inquiry the government wanted to conduct in this regard.
'Our evidence is circumstantial, eyewitness account and forensic experts. We have handwriting experts from India as well as from abroad and if you compare with government reports then their report is patently fraud. The DNA report was fraud because the report was leaked much before the results. If the government wants to do an enquiry then we are open for that,' he said.
Speaking about why the Indian government had not taken interest in clearing out the mystery surrounding the freedom fighter's death, he said, 'When British left this country then they planted a story that they left India because of Ahimsa (non-violence). Which is carried forward by people and they have gained from this myth and this myth has become famous in Western countries and the people in all elite class they have their children settled in Europe and America.
'They can't go against something which is popular in Europe and America. The Gandhi brand will take a big hit if Netaji story comes out. That is why the governments in India do not want to touch the topic of NetajiSubhash Chandra Bose case,' Dhar added.
The issue came to the front after filmmaker Srijit Mukherji announced his latest flick 'Gumnaami' which is said to be based on 'Gumnami Baba', the monk who lived in Uttar Pradesh.
Netaji's kin have claimed that there is no connection between the legendary freedom fighter and Mukherji's film.
Earlier this month, the filmmaker was served a legal notice with regard to his upcoming movie.
A lawyer acting on behalf of his client, Debabrata Roy had served the notice to Mukherji asking the filmmaker to 'refrain from portraying fictitious story on Bose.' (ANI)
| Gumnaami | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Srijit Mukherji |
| Produced by | Mahendra Soni Shrikant Mohta Pranay Ranjan |
| Screenplay by | Srijit Mukherji and Manish Patra |
| Story by | Srijit Mukherji and Manish Patra |
| Based on | Mukherjee Commission hearings |
| Starring | Prosenjit Chatterjee Anirban Bhattacharya Tanusree Chakraborty |
| Music by | Music and score Indraadip Dasgupta Soundtrack: I.N.A. and D. L. Roy |
| Cinematography | Soumik Haldar and Manish Patra |
| Edited by | Pronoy Dasgupta and Manish Patra |
Production companies | |
Release date | (Bengali) |
Running time | 137 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali Hindi |
Gumnaami is an Indian Bengali-language mystery film directed by Srijit Mukherji,[2] which deals with Netaji's Death Mystery, based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings. It has been produced by Shrikant Mohta, Pranay Ranjan and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films.[3] Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee plays the roles of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Gumnaami Baba.[4]
The principal photography began in May 2019 in Asansol, West Bengal.[5] The film was released theatrically on 2 October 2019.[1]
Plot[edit]
The film is based on the Mukherjee Commission Hearings and shows a dramatized version of the works of Anuj Dhar, Chandrachur Ghose and the Mission Netaji. The film shows the three theories trying to explain the death or disappearance of Subhas Chandra Bose.The film starts with Subhash Chandra Bose at the Congress Conference. A courageous Subhash disagrees to follow the nonviolent methods of Gandhi and resigns from INC. He then travels the world disguised himself to make allies while confronting the British Army.In 2003, journalist Chandrachur Dhar(Anirban Bhattacharya) is given an assignment for sending reports on Subhash Chandra Bose Death mystery. He takes up the assignment and spends months to gather evidence and knowledge about Bose. His neglecting attitude towards his wife(Tanusree Chakraborty) compelled her to divorce him. Mentally frustrated Dhar quits his job and forms a group entirely dedicated to the purpose for solving the mystery.
At the 2005 Mukherjee Commission he addresses the jury in a bold manner dedicated to bring the truth to the world. According to him, there was no plane crash at all in 1945. Bose had preplanned to fake his death to the world and asked his most trustworthy soldier of INA Habibur Rehman to be with him and not to disclose his fake death to anyone. To support his statement he showed numerous evidence like why he went to a six seater fighter plane when there was already 12-seater plane at that time, like there was no recorded plane crash that year, there was no news of death of the Japanese soldiers. After the judge was convinced that there was no plane crash on the stipulated date but asked where could he have possibly gone. Then he propagated the Siberia journey which was not the case. He lived as an ascetic in Uttar Pradesh without revealing his identity or face, the masses who visited him just used to hear his voice. A few people recognised him as soon as they heard his voice. However, they never revealed it to any third person. Even his close colleague and revolutionary, Leela Roy, and her husband recognised him when they visited him and sent letters. It revealed that the family members knew quite well about the fact that he was there alive. Numerous pieces of evidence were lying with them. Local P.D soon came to know but they could not track him. Gumnaami Baba lived long and died on 1985 one morning. Their disciples regretted as they felt that there should have been more than 13 lakh people should present at the funeral of a national hero, but only 13 disciples were present.
The next day, the commission concluded that there was no plane crash and Bose did not die in 1945. However, in 2006, the Government refused to accept the verdict and discarded the report. Angry and frustrated Dhar burns all his work and contemplates the purpose of his hard work of 3 years. His former wife encourages him to fight as Bose did for the country for 30 years. They vowed to keep on fighting till justice is served. This teaches that fighting is more important than victory, and so the fight to do justice to Netaji- by pressuring the government and authorities to bring an end to the mystery -will also go on.
In a flashback, Subhas Chandra Bose is seen singing Subh Sukh Chain, the National Anthem of the Provisional Government of Free India, along with the Indian National Army.
Cast[edit]
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- Prosenjit Chatterjee as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Gumnaami Baba
- Anirban Bhattacharya as Chandrachur Dhar
- Tanusree Chakraborty as Ronita Dhar
- Biplab Dasgupta as Mr. Paul
- Shyamal Chakraborty
- Surendra Rajan as Mahatma Gandhi
- Sanjay Gurbaxani as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Akshay Kapoor (Kolkata) as Srikant Sharma Kanha
- Satyam Bhattacharya as Habibur Rehman, INA Soldier
- Prantik Banerjee
- Pallavi Chatterjee in Lolita Bose (cameo)
Marketing[edit]
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| Gumnaami trailer(in Bengali) | |
| Gumnaami trailer(in Hindi) |
The teaser of the film was released on 15 August 2019 by Shree Venkatesh Films.[6] Later, the trailer of the film was released on 8 September 2019 also by Shree Venkatesh Films in Bengali[7] and Hindi.[8]
Release and reception[edit]
The film released on 2 October 2019. The Times of India rated the above-mentioned movie 3 out of 5 stars.[9]
Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack of the film is composed by I.N.A. and D. L. Roy, whereas background music and score is done by Indraadip Dasgupta. The lyrics are by D. L. Roy and Capt. Abid Ali Mumtaz Hussain.
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Controversy[edit]
The director of the film Srijit Mukherji courted a controversy in February 2019, after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose criticized him over portrayal of Gumnami Baba as Netaji in his upcoming film.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ abc'Gumnaami'. The Times of India. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^Sarkar, Roushni. 'Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji announces film on 'Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose' with Prosenjit Chatterjee'. Cinestaan. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^'Srijit's next is on Gumnami Baba? ?'. The Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^'সৃজিতের ছবিতে 'গুমনামী বাবা' হচ্ছেন প্রসেনজিৎ চট্টোপাধ্যায়?'. Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali). 21 August 2018.
- ^'Gumnaami: Shoot for Film Based on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Begins in Bengal'. News18. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^'Gumnaami (गुमनामी) - Teaser (Hindi) - Prosenjit Chatterjee - Anirban Bhattacharya - SVF'. YouTube. SVF. 15 August 2019.
- ^'Gumnaami (গুমনামী) - Trailer - Bengali - Prosenjit Chatterjee - Srijit Mukherji - Anirban - SVF'. YouTube. SVF. 8 September 2019.
- ^'Gumnaami (गुमनामी) - Trailer - Hindi - Prosenjit Chatterjee - Srijit Mukherji - Anirban - SVF'. YouTube. SVF. 8 September 2019.
- ^'Gumnaami Movie Review'. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^'Srijit Mukherji on Netaji film Gumnaami: Put me in jail, will write more scripts'. India Today. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^'Srijit Mukherji on Netaji film Gumnaami: Put me in jail, will write more scripts'. India Today. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
External links[edit]
- Gumnaami on IMDb