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Gandhi( 1982)

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His triumph changed the world forever.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ben Kingsley

      Mahatma Gandhi

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      Candice Bergen

      Margaret Bourke-White

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      Edward Fox

      General Dyer

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      John Gielgud

      Lord Irwin

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      Trevor Howard

      Judge Broomfield

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      John Mills

      Lord Chelmsford

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      Rohini Hattangadi

      Kasturba Gandhi

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      Martin Sheen

      Vince Walker

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      Ian Charleson

      Reverend Charlie Andrews

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      Harsh Nayyar

      Nathuram Godse

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      Athol Fugard

      General Jan Christiaan Smuts

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      Günther Maria Halmer

      Dr. Herman Kallenbach

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      Saeed Jaffrey

      Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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      Geraldine James

      Mirabehn

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      Alyque Padamsee

      Mohammad Ali Jinnah

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      Amrish Puri

      Khan

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      Roshan Seth

      Pandit Nehru

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      Ian Bannen

      Senior Police Officer

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      Michael Bryant

      Principal Secretary

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      John Clements

      Advocate General

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      Richard Griffiths

      Collins

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      Nigel Hawthorne

      Kinnoch

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      Bernard Hepton

      G.O.C.

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      Michael Hordern

      Sir George Hodge

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      Shreeram Lagoo

      Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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      Virendra Razdan

      Maulana Azad

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      Richard Vernon

      Sir Edward Gait

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      Prabhakar Patankar

      Prakash

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      Vijay Kashyap

      Apte

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      Nigam Prakash

      Karkare

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      Supriya Pathak

      Manu

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      Neena Gupta

      Abha

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      Shane Rimmer

      Commentator

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      Peter Harlowe

      Lord Mountbatten

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      Anang Desai

      J.B. Kripalani

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      Winston Ntshona

      Porter

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      Peter Cartwright

      European Passenger

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      Marius Weyers

      Conductor

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      Richard Mayes

      Baker

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      Alok Nath

      Tyeb Mohammed

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      Dean Gasper

      Singh

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      Ken Hutchison

      Police Sergeant

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      Norman Chancer

      Reporter

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      Gulshan Kapoor

      Rich Merchant

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      Charu Bala Chokshi

      Ayah

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      Raj Chaturvedi

      Harilal Gandhi

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      Avpar Jhita

      Manilal Gandhi

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      Anthony Sagger

      Ramdas Gandhi

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      Om Puri

      Nahari (uncredited)

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      David Gant

      Daniels

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      Daniel Day-Lewis

      Colin

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      Ray Burdis

      Youth

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      Daniel Peacock

      Youth

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      Avis Bunnage

      Colin's Mother

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      Caroline Hutchison

      Sonja Schlesin

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      Mohan Agashe

      Tyeb Mohammed's Friend

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      Sudhanshu Mishra

      Man in Gallery

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      Dina Nath

      Miner

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      John Savident

      Manager of the Mine

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      John Patrick

      Mounted Police Sergeant

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      Michael Godley

      Clergyman

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      Stewart Harwood

      Prison Officer

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      Stanley McGeagh

      Prison Guard

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      Christopher Good

      Young Englishman

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      David Markham

      Older Englishman

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      Jyoti Sarup

      Young Indian Reporter

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      John Naylor

      English Reporter

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      Wilson George

      American Reporter

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      Hanshu Mehta

      Older Indian Reporter

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      Sudarshan Sethi

      Motilal Nehru

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      Sunila Pradhan

      Mrs. Motilal Nehru

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      Moti Makan

      Traveller on Train Roof

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      Jalal Agha

      Traveller on Train Roof

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      Rupert Frazer

      Cavalry Troop Leader

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      Manohar Pitale

      Shukla

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      Homi Daruvala

      Nehru's Friend

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      K.K. Raina

      Nehru's Friend

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      Vivek Swaroop

      Nehru's Friend

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      Raja Biswas

      Nehru's Friend

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      Dominic Guard

      Subaltern

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      Bernard Hill

      Sergeant Putnam

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      Rama Kant Jha

      Village Leader

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      Nana Palsikar

      Villager

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      Alpna Gupta

      Villager's Wife

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      Chandrakant Thakkar

      Policeman

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      John Quentin

      Batsman

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      Graham Seed

      Wicket-Keeper

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      Keith Drinkel

      Major

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      Bob Barbenia

      Police Guard

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      Gerald Sim

      Magistrate

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      Colin Farrell

      Clerk

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      Sanjeev Puri

      Young Man

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      Gareth Forwood

      Secretary

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      Vijay Crishna

      Chauffeur

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      Sankalp Dubey

      Servant

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      James Cossins

      Brigadier

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      Gurcharan Singh

      Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh

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      John Vine

      A.D.C.

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      Geoffrey Chater

      Government Advocate

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      Ernest Clark

      Lord Hunter

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      Habib Tanvir

      Indian Barrister

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      Pankaj Mohan

      Mahadev Desai

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      Subhash Gupta

      Policeman at Chauri Chaura

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      Aadil

      Policeman at Chauri Chaura

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      Rajeshwar Nath

      Marcher at Chauri Chaura

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      S.S. Thakur

      Marcher at Chauri Chaura

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      Rahul Gupta

      Boy with Goat

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      Barry John

      Police Superintendent

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      Brian Oulton

      Clerk of Court

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      James Snell

      Court Reporter

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      John Boxer

      Court Reporter

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      Gerard Norman

      Court Reporter

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      Bernard Horsfall

      General Edgar

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      Richard Leech

      Brigadier

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      Pankaj Kapur

      Pyarelal

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      Tarla Mehta

      Sarojini Naidu

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      David Sibley

      Subaltern

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      Dalip Tahil

      Zia

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      Stanley Lebor

      Police Officer

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      Terrence Hardiman

      Ramsay MacDonald

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      Monica Gupta

      Little Girl

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      Jon Croft

      Colonel

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      William Hoyland

      Adjutant

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      John Ratzenberger

      American Lieutenant

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      Jack McKenzie

      Major at Aga Khan Palace

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      Tom Alter

      Doctor at Aga Khan Palace

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      Jane Myerson

      Lady Mountbatten

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      Roop Kumar Razdan

      Hindu Youth at Ashram

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      Bani Sharad Joshi

      Woman Refugee

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      Vagish Kumar Singh

      Man Refugee

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      Dilsher Singh

      Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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      Sudhir Dalvi

      Police Commissioner

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      Tilak Raj

      Tahib

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      Irpinder Puri

      Sushila Nayyar

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      Pren Kapoor

      Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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      Vinay Apte

      Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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      Aswini Kumar

      Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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      Avinash Dogra

      Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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      Shreedhar Joshi

      Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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      Suhas Palshikar

      Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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      Karkirat Singh

      Nehru's Aide

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      Shekhar Chattopadhyay

      Suhrawardy

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      Amarjeet

      Goonda

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      Pratap Desai

      Goonda

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      Bhatawadekar Prakash

      Goonda

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      Sunil Shende

      Goonda

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      Rovil Sinha

      Goonda

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      Derek Lyons

      Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)

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      Fred Wood

      Man in the Crowd (uncredited)

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      Nassar Abdulla

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Jan 26 2024
    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...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    22000000.00

    Revenue

    77737889.00

    Keywords

    • muslim
    • strike
    • prayer
    • freedom
    • independence
    • release from prison
    • demonstration
    • world war ii
    • imprisonment
    • colony
    • hunger strike
    • hindu
    • british army
    • political negotiations
    • conference
    • nonviolent resistance
    • apartheid
    • british empire
    • protest
    • independence movement
    • biography
    • idealism
    • based on true story
    • idealist
    • fighting the system