Mahatma and the Mad Boy
1974, English. Directed by Ismail Merchant.
In the time frame of a single day (from dawn to dust), the film records the wanderings of an Indian youth who sleeps on the beach, holds conversations with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, and scavenges for food with his monkey. By afternoon, a little ceremony is held by well-to-do Gandhi-ites, at which a speaker delivers a sermon on "godly love"; but when the boy comes too close, he is told to move on by a guard, one of a series of exclusions of this onlooker-outcast.
- Runtime
- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 March 1974
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Tanveer Farooqi
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Mahatma and the Mad Boy runs 27 minutes (0h 27m).
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Mahatma and the Mad Boy isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 March 1974. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Mahatma and the Mad Boy?
Mahatma and the Mad Boy (1974) was directed by Ismail Merchant and stars Sajid Khan, Ruby Myers.