NCP MP Amol Kolhe Faces Criticism For His Role As Nathuram Godse In An Upcoming Movie Why I Killed Gandhi

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In an attempt to end the controversy, Kolhe issued a controversy saying that shooting of the film took place in 2017 when he was neither the member of the NCP nor an elected representative.

I think linking my present political affiliation to my acting choices in 2017 is unjustified. I am an actor and have played the part as required on screen. In real life, an actor gets to play a character with whom you do not agree but it challenges you. But in real life, I am neither a votary of Gandhis assassination or believe in glorification of Godse he said in a Facebook post.

In 2017, Awhad had protested against Marathi actor and producer Sharad Ponkshes He Ram Nathuram claiming that the movie glorified Godse. The play has been performed over 50 times with the support of Shiv Sena Cadra. Ponkshe was then the vice-president of Shiv Sena’s cinema wing. Sambhaji Brigade had organized protest opposing the staging of the play in Sangli, Aurangabad and other cities in the state.

Ahwad, who is the son-in-law of Dada Samant (brother of late trade union leader, Datta Samant, who led thousands of textile mill workers on a year-long strike in 1982, which resulted in disclosure of most of the textile mills in the city, claims that he is an avowed follower of Gandhi.

In April 2020, henchmen, alleged to connected to Awhad, were reportedly involved in a brutal assault on a Thane-based civil engineer

In a complain to the cops, the victim alleged that two police constables and a few plain-clothed individuals came to his house at around 11.50 PM, asking him to come to the police station. He was subsequently taken to Ahwads bungalow and beaten with sticks, bamboos belts and rods by around 15-20 people.

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