Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara

In "Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara", Jahnu Barua has presented a different subject -- Alzheimer's and possibly the associated dementia -- which is itself a deviation from the trashy theme-of-the-decade stuff turned out by Bollywood.

Barua has shown how at least some doctors (usually the young guys fresh out of med school) will try experimental, unproven and risky therapies, while going against the mainstream. Also, the universal tendency among medical personnel, especially the mental health community, to 'keep the status quo' until SOME result is obtained, be it positive or negative, good or bad for the patient, has been very well-documented.

While it may be true that the late-onset dementia was triggered by long-suppressed childhood memories based on some incident related to Gandhi, the 'Speechifying' at the end was totally unnecessary. The court drama could've been edited for greater effect.

Both Anupam and Urmila come across as somewhat high-strung and a tad one dimensional. The professor is retired but has absolutely no neighbors, friends or colleagues that drop in or visit once in awhile. That is highly unlikely even in modern urban India.

Anupam Kher produced this movie (that is also a trend nowadays), as the fine folks at NFDC either turned down Barua's request for financing or were too busy cavorting at Cannes.

Somewhat slow-paced at times, it is nonetheless a well-made drama about human relationships. 7 out of 10.