India In the Name of God sits in the top 1% of India films on this catalog — ranked #6 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
राम के नाम
“A Film for Communal Harmony”
The film explores the campaign waged by the Hindu right-wing organisation Vishva Hindu Parishad to build a Ram temple at the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, as well as the communal violence that it triggered. A couple of months after Ram ke Naam was released, VHP activists demolished the Babri Masjid in 1992, provoking further violence.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #6 of 1,983 India films indexed here (100th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +2.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Documentary productions specifically: #1 of 18 (top 6%).
The 1991–1993 India Window
In the Name of God tops the 37 India films we index from this three-year window. Cards below list the runners-up in descending audience order.
The 1990s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in India, 147 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when In the Name of God premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other India films in 1992.
The 175th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 14% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 2th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on In the Name of God, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- nationalism · 3
- hindutva · 2
- secularism · 1
- communal riots · 1
- ayodhya · 1
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Runtime | 1h 15m |
| Release Date | September 18, 1992 |
| IMDb | tt0105208 |
| Official Site | patwardhan.com |