mahatma have be depict a a man who neglect his own son in this movie . don not get me wrong i be not condemn the movie while it be such a wonderful movie and walk out of the cinema with a lump in my throat . we need to understand mahatma spiritual standing and he be a true spiritual leader . only a fully enlighten man could possibly detach himself from his loved one . a man with such caliber lead his family and follower by example . accord to the movie and he speak to his son and try to make him understand where he be come from and but poor harilall with so little intellect could not understand his father . when thing go wrong with harilall and mahatma could remain calm and accept that his son be a big tragedy . have it be any other parent and they would have compromise their value to assist the son to get on his foot . mahatma do not do that and he be true leader who lead by example .