

Gandhi
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.
Director(s)
Amarjeet
Richard Attenborough
Steve Lanning
Julian Wall
Bhisham Bhasin
M. Shahjehan
David Tomblin
Roy Button
Kamal Swaroop
Michael White
Peter Waller
June Randall
Govind Nihalani
Padma Iyer
U.S. Pani
John Mathew Matthan
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Cast & crew

John Gielgud
Lord Irwin

Daniel Day-Lewis
Colin

Roshan Seth
Pandit Nehru

Saeed Jaffrey
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Charu Bala Chokshi
Ayah

Bernard Hill
Sergeant Putnam

Ben Kingsley
Mahatma Gandhi
David Tomblin
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Bernard Hepton
G.O.C.

Shane Rimmer
Commentator

James Cossins
Brigadier
Fred Wood
Man in the Crowd (uncredited)

William Hoyland
Adjutant

Richard Vernon
Sir Edward Gait

Norman Chancer
Reporter

Bernard Horsfall
General Edgar
June Randall
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Gito Santana
Lawyer

Edward Fox
General Dyer

Pankaj Kapur
Pyarelal

Geraldine James
Mirabehn

Nigel Hawthorne
Kinnoch

Geoffrey Chater
Government Advocate

John Ratzenberger
American Lieutenant

Martin Sheen
Vince Walker

Harsh Nayyar
Nathuram Godse

Richard Griffiths
Collins

Trevor Howard
Judge Broomfield

Roy Button
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Steve Lanning
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Stanley Lebor
Police Officer

Candice Bergen
Margaret Bourke-White

Neena Gupta
Abha

Alok Nath
Tyeb Mohammed
Peter Waller
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Ian Bannen
Senior Police Officer Fields

David Gant
Daniels
Julian Wall
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Gerald Sim
Magistrate

John Mills
Lord Chelmsford

Om Puri
Nahari (uncredited)

Richard Attenborough
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Peter Cartwright
European Passenger

Derek Lyons
Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)

Rohini Hattangadi
Kasturba Gandhi

Ian Charleson
Reverend Charlie Andrews

Athol Fugard
General Jan Christiaan Smuts

Günther Maria Halmer
Dr. Herman Kallenbach

Alyque Padamsee
Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Amrish Puri
Khan

Michael Bryant
Principal Secretary

John Clements
Advocate General

Michael Hordern
Sir George Hodge

Shreeram Lagoo
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Virendra Razdan
Maulana Azad
Prabhakar Patankar
Prakash

Vijay Kashyap
Apte
Nigam Prakash
Karkare

Supriya Pathak
Manu
Peter Harlowe
Lord Mountbatten

Anang Desai
J.B. Kripalani

Winston Ntshona
Porter

Marius Weyers
Conductor
Richard Mayes
Baker
Dean Gasper
Singh

Ken Hutchison
Police Sergeant
Gulshan Kapoor
Rich Merchant
Raj Chaturvedi
Harilal Gandhi
Avpar Jhita
Manilal Gandhi
Anthony Sagger
Ramdas Gandhi

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
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

Colin Farrell
Clerk
Sanjeev Puri
Young Man

Gareth Forwood
Secretary
Vijay Crishna
Chauffeur
Sankalp Dubey
Servant
Gurcharan Singh
Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh

John Vine
A.D.C.

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

Richard Leech
Brigadier
Tarla Mehta
Sarojini Naidu

David Sibley
Subaltern

Dalip Tahil
Zia

Terrence Hardiman
Ramsay MacDonald
Monica Gupta
Little Girl
Jon Croft
Colonel
Jack McKenzie
Major at Aga Khan Palace

Tom Alter
Doctor at Aga Khan Palace
Jane Myerson
Lady Mountbatten
Roop Kumar Razdan
Hindu Youth at Ashram
Bani Sharad Joshi
Woman Refugee
Vagish Kumar Singh
Man Refugee
Dilsher Singh
Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Sudhir Dalvi
Police Commissioner
Tilak Raj
Tahib
Irpinder Puri
Sushila Nayyar
Pren Kapoor
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Vinay Apte
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Aswini Kumar
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Avinash Dogra
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Shreedhar Joshi
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Suhas Palshikar
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Karkirat Singh
Nehru's Aide

Shekhar Chattopadhyay
Suhrawardy
Amarjeet
Goonda
Pratap Desai
Goonda
Bhatawadekar Prakash
Goonda
Sunil Shende
Goonda
Rovil Sinha
Goonda

Nassar Abdulla
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Bhisham Bhasin
-
M. Shahjehan
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Kamal Swaroop
-
Michael White
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Govind Nihalani
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Padma Iyer
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U.S. Pani
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John Mathew Matthan
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
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.
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