Dear Friend Hitler

Dear Friend Hitler
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRakesh Ranjan Kumar
Screenplay byRakesh Ranjan Kumar
Story byNalin Singh
Rakesh Ranjan Kumar
Produced byDr. Parth
StarringNalin Singh
Raghubir Yadav
Neha Dhupia
Aman Verma
CinematographyFuwad Khan
Edited byShri Narayan Singh
Music byArvind-Lyton
Background Score:
Sanjoy Chowdhury
Distributed byAmrapali Media Vision Pvt. Ltd.
Release dates
  • 19 February 2011 (2011-02-19) (Berlin)
  • 29 July 2011 (2011-07-29) (India)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Dear Friend Hitler, released in India as Gandhi to Hitler,[1] is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language war drama film based on letters written by Mahatma Gandhi to the leader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany and Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler. The film, starring Raghubir Yadav as Adolf Hitler and Neha Dhupia as Eva Braun, was directed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar and produced by Anil Kumar Sharma under the production house Amrapali media vision. It was screened at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival where it received negative reviews.[2][3] Film Business Asia quoted that "despite the provocative title, the film is not a tribute to the murderous Führer".[4] It premiered in India on 29 July 2011.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Gandhi to Hitler / Dear Friend Hitler". The Times of India. The Times Group. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ Entertainment Desk (5 March 2011). "Berlin cleared misconceptions about 'My Friend Hitler': Scriptwriter". Banglanews24. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  3. ^ Times News Network (22 February 2011). "Hitler goes to Berlin". The Times of India. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Indian Hitler film gets Berlin launch". 24 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.