Manoj Bajpayee, who acted in The Family Man, one of last year's big hits on the web, has kicked off 2020 with Gandhi: A Perspective, a short film on Mahatma Gandhi. "The young generation has almost no idea about Gandhiji's contribution or his teachings," rues Bajpayee, who is seen explaining the leader's principle of non-violence to his teenage son in the film.

Over the past few weeks, the country has become a cauldron of unrest, with the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University and anti-CAA protestors being attacked. Asserting that dissent holds a vital place in a democracy, Bajpayee says that Gandhian principles are all the more relevant today. "Violence has no place in a civilised society. Only non-violence, discourse and debate will win in the end. It's important that we hear the students' point of view and understand them. We are at a stage where people are intolerant of each other's views, and discourse is diminishing. This is the time for all Indians to remember Gandhiji's [principles]—ahimsa, debate, and satyagraha."