Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (2000)

They were segregated, humiliated, condemned...Until he changed the rules of the game.

The movie tells the story of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, known mainly for his contributions in shaping the Constitution of India, as the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constituent Assembly. He dedicated his life to fight against the evils of untouchability.

Date of release
2000-12-15
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (8)
Runtime
3h 0m
Genres
History
Director
Jabbar Patel

Casting

Interesting facts

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is a 2000 Indian English-language biographical film directed by Jabbar Patel. It stars Mammootty in the title role. The film tells the story of B. R. Ambedkar, known mainly for his contributions in the emancipation of the downtrodden and oppressed classes in India and shaping the Constitution of India, as the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constituent Assembly.

Production

The film was a project funded jointly by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and the Government of Maharashtra. It was made at a budget of ₹ 89.5 million. The production was managed by the government-owned National Film Development Corporation of India.

In an interview with Pritish Nandy of Rediff.com, director Jabbar Patel said that the research and filming took three years each. The government said they wanted a film on the scale of Richard Attenborough's Gandhi. For the role of Ambedkar, they considered hundreds of actors around the world.

Although Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was certified in 1998, it was released commercially in 2000.

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