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In the Name of God
“A Film for Communal Harmony”
8.7 / 10• 1992• 1h 15m•NR• Hindi
Documentary
Storyline
The film explores the campaign waged by the Hindu right-wing organisation Vishva Hindu Parishad to build a Ram temple at the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, as well as the communal violence that it triggered. A couple of months after Ram ke Naam was released, VHP activists demolished the Babri Masjid in 1992, provoking further violence.
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anand Patwardhan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. In the Name of God is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
