Our Bureau
Mumbai
Gandhi, the new series of filmmaker Hansal Mehta, is set to premier in front of the whole world at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). However, just days before the event Hansal Mehta and his team are facing a delay in visa allotment for Canada. The filmmaker took to his social media account this Wednesday, on August 27th asking for some help in the situation.
Taking to his X handle, Mehta asked if there is anyone at the Canadian High Commission in the capital who can help him with the situation. He highlighted that the big global premier is just 10 days away from them and they still have no visas even after submitting their passports weeks ago.
“Can anybody help with visas at the Canadian High Commission in Delhi? We’re 10 days away from our world premiere at TIFF2025, and no sign of our visas. It’s nearly 3 weeks since we sent our passports,” he wrote.
Earlier this month, the filmmaker had announced that his new series, Gandhi, starring Pratik Gandhi in the lead role, will have its world premiere at the 50th edition of TIFF. The series made history becoming the first Indian series to be selected for the festival’s Primetime section. Mehta called it a moment of pride and the beginning of a new revolution.
The filmmaker wrote, “An audacious dream, born of belief and perseverance, now steps onto the world stage. Gandhi will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025 as part of its carefully curated PrimeTime slate. The first Indian series ever to be featured at TIFF. In its 50th year, this festival becomes the home for a story that is at once deeply personal and profoundly universal. A moment of pride. A moment of memory. A quiet revolution begins.”
