Road to Sangam

Road to Sangam Hindi , Urdu is a 2009 Bollywood film written and directed by Amit Rai. The film features Bollywood actors Paresh Rawal, Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra.

A simple story of a God fearing, devout Muslim mechanic named Hashmat Ullah Paresh Rawal who has been entrusted the job of repairing an old Ford V8 engine, not knowing the historic significance that it once carried the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi which were immersed in the holy Triveni Sangam. He is caught in a complex situation after a powerful bomb explosion rocks his town leading to the arrest of innocent Muslim youths of his locality. A work strike is called by the prominent leaders of his community, played by Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra, to protest against the unjust treatment meted out to the youths arrested by the police. Will he support the protest and abandon the repair of the engine or go against the wishes of his community? Thus begins his journey. A journey of Gandhian values, principles and patriotism.Amit Rai first formed the idea for the film when he read a story about the restoration of the truck that carried Mahatma Gandhis ashes to the Sangam by a Muslim mechanic. After he read about Gandhis ashes being unearthed in an Orissa bank vault, he decided to write a script based on the idea. To prepare for his role as an orthodox Maulvi, Pawan Malhotra watched Urdu language channels. The film was shot on location in Allahabad. Tushar Gandhi makes a cameo appearance in the film and many of the secondary characters are nonactor residents of Allahabad. ........

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