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GANDHI AND CO.-India/Gujarati/101 minutes/Director-Manish Saini
Two eleven-year-old boys, Mintoo and Mitra are known for two things, both are mischievous and both enjoy a very close friendship with Bharat Bhai who owns a sweet selling shop. The boys are clever but scrupulous and Bharat Bhai is an embodiment of all the teachings of Gandhi. Mintoo, who is a Super Hero Jingo fan, is forced to appear as Gandhiji in the fancy dress competition in school and now has to proclaim Mahatma Gandhi as his role model. Even though Mintoo soon starts mimicking Gandhi’s behaviour but he is nowhere close to imbibing Gandhi’s values. His deceiving ways are fetching him rewards but little does he know how these ways are pushing him into troubled waters. The movie presents several hilarious scenes but at the same time Bharat Bhai tries to inculcate the Gandhian values and valuable lessons of honesty and harmony. Director Manish Saini won the coveted Golden Lotus for his film “Gandhi & Co.” at the 69th National Film Awards, 2023.