‘When I conceived the idea for Hey Ram,’ recalls Kamal, ‘it was developed like a crime thriller on the lines of The Day of the Jackal (1973). But after several readings, I felt that the approach of empathizing with the anxieties of Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse, was very reactionary. I changed it around completely and made the story get some respect for the protagonist. Undoubtedly, the film got me a lot of respect, but it flopped. It’s then that you realize that perceiving one’s work is different from the reality of filmmaking, namely, this business of producing films and buying/selling
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Hey ram
