The Making of the Mahatma

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The Making of the Mahatma
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Movie Poster
Directed byShyam Benegal
Written byFatima Meer
StarringRajit Kapur, Pallavi Joshi
CinematographyAshok Mehta
Music byVanraj Bhatia
Release date
1996
Running time
144 min.
LanguageEnglish

The Making of the Mahatma is a 1996 joint Indian - South African produced film, directed by Shyam Benegal,[1] about the early life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (also known as Mahatma Gandhi, Great Soul) during his 21 years in South Africa. The film is based upon the book, , by Fatima Meer.[2][3]

Cast[]

  • Rajit Kapoor as Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
  • Pallavi Joshi as Kasturba Gandhi
  • Paul Slabolepszy as JC Smuts
  • Sean Cameron Michael as Warder
  • Charles Pillai
  • Keith Stevenson
  • Lieb Bester
  • Peter J. Elliott

Awards[]

See also[]

External links[]

  • The Making of the Mahatma at IMDb
  • Review from Hinduism Today
  • Desai, M. S. M. (6 October 1996). "Benegal's Mahatma makes a different history". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 May 1997. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

References[]

  1. ^ "The MAKING OF THE MAHATMA (1996)". BFI. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ The Making of the Mahatma, retrieved 16 December 2021
  3. ^ https://plus.google.com/+UNESCO (13 March 2019). "Screening | THE MAKING OF THE MAHATMA, by Shyam Benegal". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 December 2021.


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