Gandhi and Cinema: The Man Who Didn't Like Movies

In 1921, the silent film Bhakta Vidur got banned by British censors in Bombay and Karachi because they thought it was too much like Gandhi’s freedom fight. Gandhi, who wasn’t a fan of movies, only watched two in his life and left both early. Despite his dislike, films about him keep popping up, showing how his legacy still stirs the pot in India.