Accident or Conspiracy: Godhra
2023 Indian film
Accident or Conspiracy: Godhra is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language film produced under the banner of OM Trinetra Films and Artverse Studios directed by M.K Shivaaksh. The film is based on the events surrounding the 2002 Godhra train fire in Gujarat, India, which later led to the 2002 Gujarat riots. The film received poor reviews.
Synopsis
The film is based on the report issued by the Nanavati-Mehta Commission, which was set up to investigate the Godhra train fire. The film aims to uncover what happened in Godhra.
Cast
Ranvir Shorey as Mahmood Qureshi
Manoj Joshi as Ravindra Pandya
Hitu Kanodia as Deshpandey
Denisha Ghumra as Devki
Akshita Namdev as Turshi
MK Shivaaksh as Abhimanyu
Ganesh Yadav as Hamid Bilal
Makrand Shukla as Rajdeep Singh Baghela
Rajeev Surti as Shri Raam Ji
Gulshan Pandey as Ravi Mohan
Bhaskar Manyam as Mansukh Bhai
Avyan Alpesh Mehta as Mannu
Pankaj Anand as Molvi Saab
Darshana Bhavsar as Train passenger
Music
The very first song of the film was recorded in the soulful voice of Kailash Kher
Reception
The Times of India gave it a rating of 2/5 and called it "one-sided". Amar Ujala gave it a rating of 2/5 and criticised the movie for its limited scope.
See also
The Sabarmati Report, another 2024 Bollywood film about the Godhra train burning.
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