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Storyline

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Released

1982-12-01
Revenue

$77,737,889
Budget

$22,000,000
Runtime

3hr 11m
Genre

Drama, History
Status

Released
Language

English, हिन्दी
8
Production

Goldcrest, Indo-British, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, Columbia Pictures

Crew

Richard Attenborough

Director

John Briley

Writer

Richard Attenborough

Producer

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Cast

Ben Kingsley

Mahatma Gandhi

Candice Bergen

Margaret Bourke-White

Edward Fox

General Dyer

John Gielgud

Lord Irwin

Trevor Howard

Judge Broomfield

John Mills

Lord Chelmsford

Rohini Hattangadi

Kasturba Gandhi

Martin Sheen

Vince Walker

Ian Charleson

Reverend Charlie Andrews

Harsh Nayyar

Nathuram Godse

Athol Fugard

General Jan Christiaan Smuts

Günther Maria Halmer

Dr. Herman Kallenbach

Saeed Jaffrey

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Geraldine James

Mirabehn

Alyque Padamsee

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Amrish Puri

Khan

Roshan Seth

Pandit Nehru

Ian Bannen

Senior Police Officer

Michael Bryant

Principal Secretary

John Clements

Advocate General

Richard Griffiths

Collins

Nigel Hawthorne

Kinnoch

Bernard Hepton

G.O.C.

Michael Hordern

Sir George Hodge

Shreeram Lagoo

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Virendra Razdan

Maulana Azad

Richard Vernon

Sir Edward Gait

Prabhakar Patankar

Prakash

Vijay Kashyap

Apte

Nigam Prakash

Karkare

Supriya Pathak

Manu

Neena Gupta

Abha

Shane Rimmer

Commentator

Peter Harlowe

Lord Mountbatten

Anang Desai

J.B. Kripalani

Winston Ntshona

Porter

Peter Cartwright

European Passenger

Marius Weyers

Conductor

Richard Mayes

Baker

Alok Nath

Tyeb Mohammed

Dean Gasper

Singh

Ken Hutchison

Police Sergeant

Norman Chancer

Reporter

Gulshan Kapoor

Rich Merchant

Charu Bala Chokshi

Ayah

Raj Chaturvedi

Harilal Gandhi

Avpar Jhita

Manilal Gandhi

Anthony Sagger

Ramdas Gandhi

Om Puri

Nahari (uncredited)

David Gant

Daniels

Daniel Day-Lewis

Colin

Ray Burdis

Youth

Daniel Peacock

Youth

Avis Bunnage

Colin's Mother

Caroline Hutchison

Sonja Schlesin

Mohan Agashe

Tyeb Mohammed's Friend

Sudhanshu Mishra

Man in Gallery

Dina Nath

Miner

John Savident

Manager of the Mine

John Patrick

Mounted Police Sergeant

Michael Godley

Clergyman

Stewart Harwood

Prison Officer

Stanley McGeagh

Prison Guard

Christopher Good

Young Englishman

David Markham

Older Englishman

Jyoti Sarup

Young Indian Reporter

John Naylor

English Reporter

Wilson George

American Reporter

Hanshu Mehta

Older Indian Reporter

Sudarshan Sethi

Motilal Nehru

Sunila Pradhan

Mrs. Motilal Nehru

Moti Makan

Traveller on Train Roof

Jalal Agha

Traveller on Train Roof

Rupert Frazer

Cavalry Troop Leader

Manohar Pitale

Shukla

Homi Daruvala

Nehru's Friend

K.K. Raina

Nehru's Friend

Vivek Swaroop

Nehru's Friend

Raja Biswas

Nehru's Friend

Dominic Guard

Subaltern

Bernard Hill

Sergeant Putnam

Rama Kant Jha

Village Leader

Nana Palsikar

Villager

Alpna Gupta

Villager's Wife

Chandrakant Thakkar

Policeman

John Quentin

Batsman

Graham Seed

Wicket-Keeper

Keith Drinkel

Major

Bob Barbenia

Police Guard

Gerald Sim

Magistrate

Colin Farrell

Clerk

Sanjeev Puri

Young Man

Gareth Forwood

Secretary

Vijay Crishna

Chauffeur

Sankalp Dubey

Servant

James Cossins

Brigadier

Gurcharan Singh

Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh

John Vine

A.D.C.

Geoffrey Chater

Government Advocate

Ernest Clark

Lord Hunter

Habib Tanvir

Indian Barrister

Pankaj Mohan

Mahadev Desai

Subhash Gupta

Policeman at Chauri Chaura

Aadil

Policeman at Chauri Chaura

Rajeshwar Nath

Marcher at Chauri Chaura

S.S. Thakur

Marcher at Chauri Chaura

Rahul Gupta

Boy with Goat

Barry John

Police Superintendent

Brian Oulton

Clerk of Court

James Snell

Court Reporter

John Boxer

Court Reporter

Gerard Norman

Court Reporter

Bernard Horsfall

General Edgar

Richard Leech

Brigadier

Pankaj Kapur

Pyarelal

Tarla Mehta

Sarojini Naidu

David Sibley

Subaltern

Dalip Tahil

Zia

Stanley Lebor

Police Officer

Terrence Hardiman

Ramsay MacDonald

Monica Gupta

Little Girl

Jon Croft

Colonel

William Hoyland

Adjutant

John Ratzenberger

American Lieutenant

Jack McKenzie

Major at Aga Khan Palace

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Doctor at Aga Khan Palace

Jane Myerson

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Hindu Youth at Ashram

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Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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Nehru's Aide

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-01-26

As career defining roles go, this has to one of the more masterful efforts from Ben Kingsley who manages to engage right from the start with... read more

As career defining roles go, this has to one of the more masterful efforts from Ben Kingsley who manages to engage right from the start with his sprightly, intelligent and considered portrayal of this visionary and independently minded man of peace. Arriving in South Africa, his baptism into a sea of bullishness and racism quickly tests his mettle and soon has him on the radar of a General Smuts (Athol Fugard) government that was as yet unused to any sort of challenge from the non-white elements of society. Unafraid to take a beating, or to challenge the cultural norms without own his own caste-driven society, he is swiftly back in India where, flushed with a degree of success, he allies with Pandit Nehru (Roshan Seth) and becomes even more determined to use the sheer size of the dominated Indian population to rebel against the last vestiges of post war Raj. His strategy of non-cooperation sees him incarcerated and separated from those he loved but, again, his patience and determination made even the most formidable of his foes realise that this man was just a bit different - and that he was on a path to a victory that necessitated a dignified, but definite, retreat. The latter part of the story illustrates well that old adage about the difficulties of winning the peace, made more difficult by intolerances of an all together different nature, before a denouement that history dictated for all. Richard Attenborough told a story of his first meeting with Prime Minister Nehru when he was planning this film, and of how that ten minutes of courtesy ended up considerably longer and more beneficial to the look of this beautifully filmed biopic. Using grand scale cinematography that focusses on the vastness and variety of the country, but also using an intimate and really quite tough to watch style of photography as the brutish behaviour towards the colonised was clearly demonstrated. As to the exact nature of the history, I'm not sure that detail mattered so much as the overall assemblage of some of the great from British stage and screen who seemed, by themselves, to offer an heart-felt apology for what had gone on as the sun did start to set on the Empire. There features also a gently supporting effort from Geraldine James's Mirabehn and Candice Bergen also helps the narrative's chronology along as the photo-journalist never far from Gandhi's side. It's long and can be a little sluggish at times, but the sheer participatory nature of this is reminiscent of the epic cinema of the days when crowds were real, cheap, colourful and enthusiastic - and that all adds to the richness of this classy and stylish production. Big screen experiences don't come much more poignant and this is well worth a watch in a cinema if you can.