Gandhi

Gandhi

191 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 30, 1982

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.

Gandhi

191 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 30, 1982

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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Columbia Pictures, Goldcrest, Indo-British, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India
Original title Gandhi
Directors Padma Iyer, U.S. Pani, M. Shahjehan, Bhisham Bhasin, Peter Waller, Julian Wall, Michael White, Steve Lanning, June Randall, Kamal Swaroop, David Tomblin, John Mathew Matthan, Govind Nihalani, Roy Button, Richard Attenborough
Writers John Briley

Cast

Ben Kingsley

as Mahatma Gandhi

Candice Bergen

as Margaret Bourke-White

Edward Fox

as General Dyer

John Gielgud

as Lord Irwin

Trevor Howard

as Judge Broomfield

John Mills

as Lord Chelmsford

Martin Sheen

as Vince Walker

Ian Charleson

as Reverend Charlie Andrews

Athol Fugard

as General Jan Christiaan Smuts

Günther Maria Halmer

as Dr. Herman Kallenbach

Saeed Jaffrey

as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Geraldine James

as Mirabehn

Alyque Padamsee

as Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Amrish Puri

as Khan

Roshan Seth

as Pandit Nehru

Rohini Hattangadi

as Kasturba Gandhi

Ian Bannen

as Senior Police Officer

Michael Bryant

as Principal Secretary

John Clements

as Advocate General

Richard Griffiths

as Collins

Nigel Hawthorne

as Kinnoch

Bernard Hepton

as G.O.C.

Michael Hordern

as Sir George Hodge

Shreeram Lagoo

as Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Virendra Razdan

as Maulana Azad

Richard Vernon

as Sir Edward Gait

Harsh Nayyar

as Nathuran Godse

Prabhakar Patankar

as Prakash

Vijay Kashyap

as Apte

Nigam Prakash

as Karkare

Supriya Pathak

as Manu

Neena Gupta

as Abha

Shane Rimmer

as Commentator

Peter Harlowe

as Lord Mountbatten

Anang Desai

as J.B. Kripalani

Winston Ntshona

as Porter

Peter Cartwright

as European Passenger

Marius Weyers

as Conductor

Richard Mayes

as Baker

Alok Nath

as Tyeb Mohammed

Dean Gasper

as Singh

Ken Hutchison

as Police Sergeant

Norman Chancer

as Reporter

Gulshan Kapoor

as Rich Merchant

Raj Chaturvedi

as Harilal Gandhi

Avpar Jhita

as Manilal Gandhi

Anthony Sagger

as Ramdas Gandhi

Om Puri

as Nahari (uncredited)

David Gant

as Daniels

Daniel Day-Lewis

as Colin

Ray Burdis

as Youth

Daniel Peacock

as Youth

Avis Bunnage

as Colin's Mother

Caroline Hutchison

as Sonja Schlesin

Mohan Agashe

as Tyeb Mohammed's Friend

Sudhanshu Mishra

as Man in Gallery

Dina Nath

as Miner

John Savident

as Manager of the Mine

John Patrick

as Mounted Police Sergeant

Michael Godley

as Clergyman

Stewart Harwood

as Prison Officer

Stanley McGeagh

as Prison Guard

Christopher Good

as Young Englishman

David Markham

as Older Englishman

Jyoti Sarup

as Young Indian Reporter

John Naylor

as English Reporter

Wilson George

as American Reporter

Hanshu Mehta

as Older Indian Reporter

Sudarshan Sethi

as Motilal Nehru

Sunila Pradhan

as Mrs. Motilal Nehru

Moti Makan

as Traveller on Train Roof

Jalal Agha

as Traveller on Train Roof

Rupert Frazer

as Cavalry Troop Leader

Manohar Pitale

as Shukla

Homi Daruvala

as Nehru's Friend

K.K. Raina

as Nehru's Friend

Vivek Swaroop

as Nehru's Friend

Raja Biswas

as Nehru's Friend

Dominic Guard

as Subaltern

Bernard Hill

as Sergeant Putnam

Rama Kant Jha

as Village Leader

Nana Palsikar

as Villager

Alpna Gupta

as Villager's Wife

Chandrakant Thakkar

as Policeman

John Quentin

as Batsman

Graham Seed

as Wicket-Keeper

Keith Drinkel

as Major

Bob Barbenia

as Police Guard

Gerald Sim

as Magistrate

Colin Farrell

as Clerk

Sanjeev Puri

as Young Man

Gareth Forwood

as Secretary

Vijay Crishna

as Chauffeur

Sankalp Dubey

as Servant

James Cossins

as Brigadier

Gurcharan Singh

as Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh

John Vine

as A.D.C.

Geoffrey Chater

as Government Advocate

Ernest Clark

as Lord Hunter

Habib Tanvir

as Indian Barrister

Pankaj Mohan

as Mahadev Desai

Subhash Gupta

as Policeman at Chauri Chaura

Aadil

as Policeman at Chauri Chaura

Rajeshwar Nath

as Marcher at Chauri Chaura

S.S. Thakur

as Marcher at Chauri Chaura

Rahul Gupta

as Boy with Goat

Barry John

as Police Superintendent

Brian Oulton

as Clerk of Court

James Snell

as Court Reporter

John Boxer

as Court Reporter

Gerard Norman

as Court Reporter

Bernard Horsfall

as General Edgar

Richard Leech

as Brigadier

Pankaj Kapur

as Pyarelal

Tarla Mehta

as Sarojini Naidu

David Sibley

as Subaltern

Dalip Tahil

as Zia

Stanley Lebor

as Police Officer

Terrence Hardiman

as Ramsay MacDonald

Monica Gupta

as Little Girl

Jon Croft

as Colonel

William Hoyland

as Adjutant

John Ratzenberger

as American Lieutenant

Jack McKenzie

as Major at Aga Khan Palace

Tom Alter

as Doctor at Aga Khan Palace

Jane Myerson

as Lady Mountbatten

Roop Kumar Razdan

as Hindu Youth at Ashram

Bani Sharad Joshi

as Woman Refugee

Vagish Kumar Singh

as Man Refugee

Dilsher Singh

as Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Sudhir Dalvi

as Police Commissioner

Tilak Raj

as Tahib

Irpinder Puri

as Sushila Nayyar

Pren Kapoor

as Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Vinay Apte

as Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Aswini Kumar

as Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Avinash Dogra

as Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Shreedhar Joshi

as Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Suhas Palshikar

as Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Karkirat Singh

as Nehru's Aide

Shekhar Chatterjee

as Suhrawardy

Amarjeet

as Goonda

Pratap Desai

as Goonda

Sunil Shende

as Goonda

Rovil Sinha

as Goonda

Derek Lyons

as Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)

Fred Wood

as Man in the Crowd (uncredited)