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{{Short description | Indian film about freedom fighter Gour Hari Das}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Gour Hari Dastan
| image = Gour Hari Dastaan.jpg
| director = [[Anant Mahadevan]]
| producer = Bindiya Khanolkar<br /> Sachin Khanolkar
| writer = [[C. P. Surendran]]
| screenplay =
| narrator =
| starring = [[Vinay Pathak]]<br />[[Konkona Sen Sharma]]<br />[[Ranvir Shorey]]<br />[[Tannishtha Chatterjee]]
| cinematography = Alphonse Roy
| music = Dr. [[L. Subramaniam]]
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio =
| distributor =
| language = Hindi
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|08|14}}
| country = [[India]]
| runtime = 114 minutes
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Gour Hari Dastan – The Freedom File''''' is a 2015 [[India]]n, [[biographical]] film on freedom fighter [[Gour Hari Das]],<ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/living/meet-real-reel-one-gour-hari-das-struggle-idea-independent-india-2384880.html Gour Hari Das Interview]</ref> directed by [[Anant Mahadevan]]. The film starred [[Vinay Pathak]], [[Konkona Sen Sharma]], [[Ranvir Shorey]] and [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]], among others.<ref>[https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/cast-and-crew-at-dvd-launch-of-tamas/ Cast & Crew List]</ref> The film depicts the life of the Indian freedom fighter from [[Odisha]], Sri Gour Hari Das.

The film released on 14 August 2015, and received good response from critics.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/gour-hari-dastaan-the-freedom-file-movie-review/article7541313.ece Review by The Hindu]</ref>

== Plot ==
Gour Hari Dastaan is a story of an Odisha freedom fighter, Gour Hari Das who made his way through a long battle of silent war that lasted for 32 years, against his own government to prove his patriotic association towards the nation. He fought for a certificate recognizing his work as a freedom fighter which took three full decades to arrive.

This was because a minimum of six months in jail was required for the certificate and pension. Gour Hari Das at the age of 14 had spent less than two months in jail. Still, by 2008, most genuine freedom fighters were dead. It was cheaper to pay off the old man rather than let the nuisance persist.

At the age of 84, the much sought-after certificate, when it was ultimately awarded, was a bittersweet victory.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gourharidastaan.com/ |title=Official Website |access-date=26 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013063922/http://www.gourharidastaan.com/ |archive-date=13 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Vinay Pathak]] as Gour Hari Das
* [[Konkona Sen Sharma]] as Lakshmi Das
* [[Ranvir Shorey]] as Rajiv Singhal
* [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]] as Anita
* [[Vikram Gokhale]] as Chief Minister
* [[Vipin Sharma]] as Ahirkar
* [[Rajit Kapoor]] as Mohan Joshi
* [[Saurabh Shukla]] as Special Secretary – Freedom Cell
* [[Neha Pendse]] as Neha Das
* [[Asrani]] as Khadi Commission Boss
* [[Parikshat Sahni]] as Principal
* [[Murli Sharma]] as Godbole
* [[Viju Khote]] as Grossary Man
* [[Jackie Shroff]]
* [[Ashok Banthia]] as Hari Das (Gour Hari Das' Father)
* Rahul Vohra as Rajiv Mitra
* [[Vinay Apte]] as MLA Walve
* [[Siddharth Jadhav]]
* [[Neena Kulkarni]] as Ms. Apte
* [[Bharat Dabholkar]] as Commando 1
* [[Upendra Limaye]] as Jail Chief
* Surendra Rajan as Gandhiji
* Sandeep Kulkarni as Home Minister
* Suhas Palshikar as 1st Gandhiwadi
* Kishore Pradhan as Retired Postman
* [[Ganesh Yadav]]
* Achint Kaur
* [[Anant Mahadevan|Ananth Narayan Mahadevan]]
* Deepak Satsule as Alok
* [[Vidya Malvade]] as Tanvi
* [[Chhaya Kadam]] as Khadi Commission
* Khushboo as Rajiv's feminist-wife
* Satish Pulekar
* Pradeep Haldankar
* Gary Richardson as British Teacher
* Sunil Shende
* Jay Palkar as train passenger

== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing|title1=A Country Gone Wrong|length1=0:38|title2=A Country Wins Freedom|length2=0:22|title3=A Dream Fulfilled|length3=0:48|title4=A New Era Dawns|length4=0:33|title5=Atharva Veda|length5=1:17|title6=Babul Mora|length6=4:06|title7=Denial of the Truth|length7=0:58|title8=Failing Memory|length8=0:41|title9=Holding on to the Past|length9=2:30|title10=Hope Recedes|length10=0:59|title11=Lest I Forget|length11=0:35|title12=Love Theme|length12=0:39|title13=Page From The Past|length13=2:22|title14=Raghupati Raghav|length14=3:17|title15=Right Now|length15=4:01|title16=The Englishman and the Flag|length16=0:47|title17=The Past Is A Memory|length17=0:18|title18=The Truth Dawns on Alok|length18=0:32|title19=The Truth Stares|length19=3:16|title20=Vaishnava Janato Ft. Kavita Krishnamurthy|length20=3:10|total_length=38:52|all_music=L. Subramaniam|extra_column=Singer(s)|extra1=L Subramaniam|extra2=L Subramaniam|extra3=L Subramaniam|extra4=L Subramaniam|extra5=Manjikudi Shastri|extra6=[[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]|extra7=L Subramaniam|extra8=L Subramaniam|extra9=L Subramaniam|extra10=L Subramaniam|extra11=L Subramaniam|extra12=L Subramaniam|extra13=L Subramaniam|extra14=Narayana Subramaniam|extra15=Bindu Subramaniam|extra16=L Subramaniam|extra17=L Subramaniam|extra18=L Subramaniam|extra19=L Subramaniam|extra20=Pandit Jasraj|all_writing=|length21=5:32|title21=Vaishnava Janato Remembering Gandhi|extra21=Kavita Krishnamurthy|title22=War of Words|length22=1:31|extra22=L Subramaniam}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|4513812}}

[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:2015 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2015 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Indian political films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Anant Mahadevan]]
[[Category:2010s biographical films]]
[[Category:Films scored by L. Subramaniam]]
[[Category:2010s political films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Political films based on actual events]]
[[Category:Films set in Odisha]]
[[Category:Films shot in Odisha]]

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Natasha6581 at 21:54, 2 March 2026