mahatma gandhi and the father of the nation in his quest for india freedom struggle ignore his own family and son and this movie be about his son hiralal who feel neglect because of mahatma gandhi service to the society . the movie start off in south africa where mahatma gandhi work a a barrister and fight the cause of india freedom against the british . hirarala arrive in south africa to help his dad who be a barrister and since gandhi be involve in the freedom struggle and he want his wife and child to join in too a a service to the society and a a result hirarlal do not get a chance to complete his education and fail his exam and he get marry to his love gulab ( bhoomika chawla ) against his father wish . hiralal have ambition to travel to england and become a barrister just like his dad but his own dad refuse to grant him a scholarship offer to his family by a businessman and instead give it away to another person say that the scholarship should not be limit to his family and should be open to the most deserving student living in colony . this anger hiralal and the rift between father and son increase and hirarlal hat his father for neglect him and blame him for be uneducated and unemployed . hiralal struggle to make end meet and land up on the street through failed business attempt and in huge debt and he lose his wife and child . akshaye khanna have give a stellar performance a hiralal gandhi . all kudos to him and the direction and the script be fantastic and the picturization be excellent . overall an excellent movie and a must see . i give it a positive .