The film, directed by veteran theatre personality Feroz Abbas Khan and scheduled for release on Aug 3, explores the Mahatma's strained relationship with his eldest son Harilal who embraced Islam.
Razi Ahmad, noted Gandhian and secretary of Gandhi Sangrahalaya here, has written to President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and information and broadcasting minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, seeking their intervention to stop the release of the film "Gandhi My Father" as it is reportedly based on the controversial aspects of the life of the father of the nation.
"Gandhians are against the release of the film as it portrays Mahatma Gandhi in bad light", said Razi Ahmed, adding that they were opposed to any attempt that intended to tarnish the image of national heroes.
The film narrates incidents from Gandhiji's life between 1906 and 1948 and uses the then socio-political structure as its backdrop.
The film, first independent production of Bollywood star Anil Kapoor, has been shot in Hindi and English over a period of 100 days.(TNS)
