Hey Ram focuses deeply on the characters’ personal arcs and the tragic complexities of Partition. It doesn’t feel like identity boxes are checked for their own sake. The film’s narrative is grounded, avoiding overtly didactic or ideological detours. The storytelling clearly prioritizes plot and character motivation over modern preachiness.

The film engages with themes of religion, family, and masculinity—depicting them with nuance rather than outright condemnation or mockery. Tradition and faith are explored, not subverted, and are shown as genuine forces driving characters. While it questions zealotry, it hardly tears down cultural identity. Certainly not a woke hit job on tradition here.

Hey Ram doesn’t force a single, modern viewpoint. Characters come from diverse backgrounds and beliefs, and their perspectives clash with tragic results. Religious, national, and personal convictions are honestly (if painfully) depicted, without everyone marching to the same progressive tune. There is plenty of ideological conflict and representation here.