Hey Ram
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Hey Ram is a critically acclaimed 2000 Indian historical drama film written, directed, and starred in by Kamal Haasan, exploring themes of communal violence and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hey Ram canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hey Ram Context triple: [Kamal Haasan, notableWork, Hey Ram]
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A.
Hey Ma
"Hey Ma" is a popular early-2000s hip-hop single by Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana, known for its smooth, melodic production and catchy, laid-back party vibe.
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B.
Hey Hey
"Hey Hey" is a classic blues song by Big Bill Broonzy, known for its driving guitar work and influential role in acoustic blues.
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C.
Whoa
"Whoa" is a song released as a single from the work titled "The Naked Truth."
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D.
CAM the Ram
CAM the Ram is the live bighorn sheep mascot that represents Colorado State University at athletic events and campus traditions.
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E.
Do Re Mi
"Do Re Mi" is a folk song by Woody Guthrie that critiques the hardships faced by Dust Bowl migrants traveling to California during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hey Ram Target entity description: Hey Ram is a critically acclaimed 2000 Indian historical drama film written, directed, and starred in by Kamal Haasan, exploring themes of communal violence and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
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A.
Hey Ma
"Hey Ma" is a popular early-2000s hip-hop single by Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana, known for its smooth, melodic production and catchy, laid-back party vibe.
-
B.
Hey Hey
"Hey Hey" is a classic blues song by Big Bill Broonzy, known for its driving guitar work and influential role in acoustic blues.
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C.
Whoa
"Whoa" is a song released as a single from the work titled "The Naked Truth."
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D.
CAM the Ram
CAM the Ram is the live bighorn sheep mascot that represents Colorado State University at athletic events and campus traditions.
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E.
Do Re Mi
"Do Re Mi" is a folk song by Woody Guthrie that critiques the hardships faced by Dust Bowl migrants traveling to California during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| awarded | National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Atul Kulkarni for Hey Ram ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | S. Gopal Reddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Kamal Haasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Shogun Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ramesh Aravind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | International Film Festival of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
political drama ⓘ |
| hasCensorshipRating | A ⓘ |
| hasTagline | The Mahatma, the madman and the assassin ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Saketh Ram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ilaiyaraaja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | flashback ⓘ |
| notableFor | controversial depiction of Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Hindi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Hema Malini as Saketh Ram's wife in old age
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Kamal Haasan as Saketh Ram NERFINISHED ⓘ Naseeruddin Shah as Mahatma Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Rani Mukerji as Aparna Ram ⓘ Shah Rukh Khan as Amjad Ali Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasundhara Das as Mythili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Abhay Kumar
NERFINISHED
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Chandrahasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamal Haasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Raaj Kamal Films International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2000-02-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 186 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Kamal Haasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Partition of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInYear |
1947
ⓘ
1948 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Calcutta
NERFINISHED
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Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Atul Kulkarni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Girish Karnad NERFINISHED ⓘ Hema Malini NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamal Haasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Naseeruddin Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Om Puri NERFINISHED ⓘ Rani Mukerji NERFINISHED ⓘ Saurabh Shukla NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Rukh Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasundhara Das NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
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communal violence ⓘ religious extremism ⓘ revenge and redemption ⓘ |
| writer | Kamal Haasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Hey Ram Description of subject: Hey Ram is a critically acclaimed 2000 Indian historical drama film written, directed, and starred in by Kamal Haasan, exploring themes of communal violence and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
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subject surface form:
Kamal Haasan