"actor who has caught its light in all its seasons."" Roger Ebert gave the film four-stars and called it a ""remarkable experience"", and placed it 5th on his 10 best films of 1983. In ""Newsweek"", Jack Kroll stated that ""There are very few movies that absolutely must be seen. Sir Richard Attenborough's ""Gandhi"" is one of them."" The movie ""deals with a subject of great importance... with a mixture of high intelligence and immediate emotional impact... [and] Ben Kingsley... gives what is possibly the most astonishing biographical performance in screen history."" Kroll stated that the screenplay's ""least persuasive characters are"
"Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor with a career spanning over 50 years. He has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is known for his starring role as Mohandas Gandhi in the 1982 film ""Gandhi"", for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has appeared in ""Schindler's List"" (1993), ""Twelfth Night"" (1996), ""Sexy Beast"" (2000), ""House of Sand and Fog"" (2003), ""Lucky Number Slevin"" (2006), ""Shutter Island"" (2010), """" (2010), ""Hugo"" (2011), ""Iron Man 3"" (2013), ""The Boxtrolls"""
"""Mahayagya"", ""Thoda Hai Thode Ki Zaroorat Hai"", ""Teache"", ""Maayke Se Bandhi Dor"" and more. She played a special appearance in ""Chhal — Sheh Aur Maat"", which aired in the TV channel Colors. Rohini Hattangadi Rohini Hattangadi () (born 11 April 1955) is an Indian actress. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in ""Gandhi"" (1982). An alumna of the National School of Drama of New Delhi, Hattangadi had worked mainly in theatre when"
"Rohini Hattangadi Rohini Hattangadi () (born 11 April 1955) is an Indian actress. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in ""Gandhi"" (1982). An alumna of the National School of Drama of New Delhi, Hattangadi had worked mainly in theatre when she made her movie debut with ""Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan"" in 1978. Some of her noted cinematic roles were in such art films as ""Arth"" (1982), ""Party"" and ""Saaransh"" (1984). Hattangadi"
"Geetha Gandhi Geetha Gandhi (Bhagavad Gita and Gandhi) is a 1949 Indian, Tamil-language film produced and directed by Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam. The film featured T. R. Ramachandran and B. S. Saroja in the lead roles. Subbaiyer is an old man whose granddaughter is studying in Annamalai University. She comes home by train. At Egmore railway station an unknown woman hands over an infant child asking the girl to hold it for a moment. While the girl is holding the baby, its mother jumps in front of a train and commits suicide. Shocked by this, the girl approaches the police. But they"
"because in later years she became a world renowned Bharatanatyam dancer. In spite of good story-line and pleasing music, the film did not do well at the box office. However, the film is remembered for B. S. Saroja's performance and the featuring of ""Baby"" Padma. Geetha Gandhi Geetha Gandhi (Bhagavad Gita and Gandhi) is a 1949 Indian, Tamil-language film produced and directed by Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam. The film featured T. R. Ramachandran and B. S. Saroja in the lead roles. Subbaiyer is an old man whose granddaughter is studying in Annamalai University. She comes home by train. At Egmore railway station"
"(1981). Her characters in these films were minor. Her next film was Richard Attenborough's biographical film ""Gandhi"" (1982), based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. She played Kasturba Gandhi, the wife of Mahatma, played by Ben Kingsley. The film was a major critical success, and among other awards won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Hattangadi's performance garnered her international recognition and she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1983, the only Asian to do that so far. Despite the success she received for her role in ""Gandhi"", the film was also credited with"
"in the film. He found it unfortunate that the movie was not a box office success. The name of the main character portrayed by Shahrukh Khan is Mohan, which was Mahatma Gandhi's birth name (Mohandas or ""Mohan""). ""Swades"" opens with the following quotation from Gandhi: Gowariker tries to address the lack of a scientific temperament and widespread ignorance among the rural folks through the energetic number ""Ye Tara Wo Tara"", where Mohan is seen encouraging the children to experience the fascinating world of stars through his telescope. In a symbolic manner, the song rejects the defunct divisions of caste and"
"Gandhi Pirantha Mann Gandhi Pirantha Mann (English: ""Land where Gandhi born"") is a 1995 Tamil drama film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film features Vijayakanth, Revathi and Ravali in lead roles. The film, produced by Tamil Fathima, had musical score by Deva and was released on 21 July 1995. The film turned out to be a failure at box office.It was also dubbed in Telegu as ""Rowdy Nayakudu"". Rukmani (Ravali) is pampered and brought up by her father Periyavar (Radha Ravi) and 4 uncles. Balu (Vijayakanth) manages to get married with Rukmani by hiding the truth. Balu tells her the"
"historically documented), biopic roles are considered some of the most demanding of actors and actresses. Ben Kingsley, Johnny Depp, Jim Carrey, and Jamie Foxx all gained new-found respect as dramatic actors after starring in biopics: Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in ""Gandhi"" (1982), Depp as Ed Wood in ""Ed Wood"" (1994), Carrey as Andy Kaufman in ""Man on the Moon"" (1999), Foxx as Ray Charles in ""Ray"" (2004), and Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in ""The Theory of Everything"" (2014). In rare cases, sometimes called auto biopics, the subject of the film plays himself or herself: Jackie Robinson in ""The"
"Pooja Gandhi Pooja Gandhi (born Sanjana Gandhi in 1983) is an Indian film actress and producer. She has acted mainly in Kannada language films and also appears in Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Hindi films. Gandhi, after starring in the commercially successful 2006 film ""Mungaru Male"", become one of the most popular and highest paid actresses in South Indian cinema and also the recipient of several awards. Gandhi popularly came to be known as 'Male Hudugi' (Rain Girl) in the media and Kannada film industry. Gandhi made her film debut in 2003 with a Bengali film ""Tomake Salam"" and Tamil film"
"Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (translated as I Did Not Kill Gandhi) is a 2005 Indian drama film, directed by Jahnu Barua and produced by Anupam Kher. The film stars Anupam Kher and Urmila Matondkar in lead roles. In the film, a poem by noted Hindi poet, Sohan Lal Dwivedi, ""Koshish Karne Walon Ki Har Nahi Hoti"" (Those who have courage never fail) was depicted as the favorite poem of the main character. The film explores the downward spiral of a retired Hindi professor, Uttam Chaudhary, (portrayed by Anupam Kher) as he falls victim to"
"(played by Ben Kingsley) is a composite of the accountant Stern, factory manager Abraham Bankier, and Göth's personal secretary, Mietek Pemper. The character serves as Schindler's alter ego and conscience. Kingsley is best known for his Academy Award-winning performance as Gandhi in the 1982 biographical film. Overall, there are 126 speaking parts in the film. Thousands of extras were hired during filming. Spielberg cast Israeli and Polish actors specially chosen for their Eastern European appearance. Many of the German actors were reluctant to don the SS uniform, but some of them later thanked Spielberg for the cathartic experience of performing"
"film had been watched by almost 320,000 people. At the end of its theatrical run, the film had sold 852,212 tickets, making it only the 7th highest-grossing national production of 2010 in Brazil. After watching the film in London, British Indian actor Ben Kingsley said that ""this film is important for the whole world"", adding that ""[Lula's] history is bigger than Gandhi's"". Kingsley won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1982 for his performance as Mahatma Gandhi in the eponymous film. Alexei Barrionuevo, correspondent for ""The New York Times"" in Brazil, criticized the film for ""failing to mention that"
"play ""Gandhi, My Father"". The film adaptation was released on 3 August 2007 and directed by Feroz Abbas Khan and produced by Anil Kapoor. Harilal is portrayed by Akshaye Khanna. Khan's play, ""Mahatma vs. Gandhi"", while different from this film, had a similar theme. There is also a Marathi play named ""Gandhi virudh Gandhi"". Harilal Gandhi Harilal Mohandas Gandhi (23 August 1888 – 18 June 1948) was the eldest son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He had three younger brothers Manilal Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi and Devdas Gandhi. Harilal was born on 23 August 1888 not long before his father left for"
"the film. Her reading of the photographer’s lines, while auditioning actors for the character of the boyfriend, motivated Gandhi and DP Pankaj Kumar to cast her in the role. The character was subsequently re-written to accommodate her background and ethnicity. Neeraj Kabi, a Mumbai-based theatre actor and director, was considered for the role of Maitreya from the outset. Gandhi and Kabi discussed the character in detail, and rehearsed for a few months, prior to principal photography. Sohum Shah met Gandhi through a mutual friend, and was chosen for the role of Navin in the stockbroker story, along with his friend"
"Dev Kharoud Dev Kharoud (born in Patiala, Punjab, India) is an Indian actor who works in Punjabi cinema. He started his career as a theatre artist and played various roles on stage under the direction of theatre legends like Balraj Pandit, Rajesh Sharma, Samuel John, etc. He has appeared in Punjabi teleserials as well. In 2012, he was in the news for essaying a character inspired by Balwant Singh Rajoana in the movie ""Sadda Haq"". Dev Kharoud also appeared in the title role of the movie ""Rupinder Gandhi – The Gangster..?"", a blockbuster movie of the year 2015. He also"
"""Mahatma v/s Gandhi"", based on relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son, Harilal Gandhi. In 2007, he made his film debut with ""Gandhi, My Father"", based on his one previous play, ""Mahatma vs Gandhi"", and opened to critical acclaim. At the National Film Award, actor Darshan Zariwala won the Best Supporting Actor Award, for his role of Gandhi, while the film itself won the Special Jury Award and Best Screenplay and the Best Screenplay Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and nominated for Grand Prix at Tokyo Film Festival. Also in 2007, he added Abbas as his middle name"
"Welcome Back Gandhi Mudhalvar Mahatma (also known as ""Welcome Back Gandhi"") is a 2014 film directed by A.Balakrishnan. The film, released on 30 January 2014 in India, stars S.Kanagaraj as Mohandas Gandhi. The movie's music was written by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Bharat Acharya, and the movie's plot explores how Gandhi might react if he was still alive and visited modern day India. An eight song soundtrack is set to be released shortly after the film's debut. Filming for ""Welcome Back Gandhi"" took place over a 40-day period in Chennai during 2012, and was produced on a budget of `3"
"2016 at the ""Independence Day Film Festival"" jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day. Produced by Sudhir Phadke who also composed music for this, it has been directed by Ved Rahi. Prabhakar Mone has been its chief production controller. The title role has been played by Shailendra Gaur. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has been played by Surendra Mohan. The other actors are Navin Parihar, Mrinal Kulkarni, Pankaj Berry(as Madan Lal Dhingra), Rohitashva Gaur, Tom Alter, Bob Christo, Sunil Shende, Arun Bakshi, Supriya Karni,Rohitash Gaur, Madhusudan Tamhane. This film was produced"
"who objected to the film's advocacy of nonviolence, including Pat Buchanan, Emmett Tyrrell, and especially Richard Grenier. In ""Time"", Richard Schickel wrote that in portraying Gandhi's ""spiritual presence... Kingsley is nothing short of astonishing."" A ""singular virtue"" of the film is that ""its title figure is also a character in the usual dramatic sense of the term."" Schickel viewed Attenborough's directorial style as having ""a conventional handsomeness that is more predictable than enlivening,"" but this ""stylistic self-denial serves to keep one's attention fastened where it belongs: on a persuasive, if perhaps debatable vision of Gandhi's spirit, and on the remarkable"
"develops into a murder mystery, with David Lynch played by Martin Short as a makeshift Hercule Poirot. Jiminy Glick (also played by Short) checks into a spooky hotel where Lynch is at the bar, spouting random scenes for his new movie. Glick hits the spotlight when he gets to interview Ben Di Carlo (Corey Pearson), who is starring in an indie flick called ""Growing Up Gandhi"". This movie is a tale of Gandhi's rise as a prize fighter in the boxing rings of India. The film and its star are not well received, except for Glick who enjoyed it. Unfortunately,"
"film was written simultaneously along with another Gulzar film, ""Mausam"" (1975), which was also written by Bhushan Banmali and Gulzar. Along with ""Khushboo"", ""Aandhi"" also released in the same year; 1975 proving to be the most prolific for director-screenwriter Gulzar's career. The lead role of Aarti Devi was offered to actress Vyjayanthimala, who refused as she was fazed by physical resemblance of her character with Indira Gandhi. Later in 2011, she recounted ""Aandhi"" as one of few films she regretted not doing besides ""Mr and Mrs 55"" (1955) by Guru Dutt and ""Bandini"" (1963) by Bimal Roy, ""I admired Indiraji"
"Praveen Gandhi Praveen Gandhi is an Indian film director, and actor known for his works in Tamil cinema. Praveen Gandhi was first given the opportunity to become a film maker by producer K. T. Kunjumon with ""Ratchagan"" (1997), who noted that in the director he saw ""a young man who is very talented and full of ideas who was willing to work hard"". The film was launched in January 1996 but filming only commenced the following year in January 1997, with an established cast and crew including Nagarjuna, Miss Universe pageant winner Sushmita Sen, Girish Karnad and A. R. Rahman."
"Virendra Razdan died in Mumbai, India, on 13 June 2003, at the age of 53. Virendra Razdan Virendra Razdan (c. 1950 – 13 June 2003) was an Indian film and television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Maulana Azad, a leading figure of the Indian independence movement, in the 1982 biographical film ""Gandhi"" directed by Richard Attenborough. and for his role of statesman Vidura in the Indian television series ""Mahabharat"". He also played a supporting role in the Aditya Pancholi-starrer ""Zanjeer: The Chain"" (1998). Razdan's father was a Sufi musician. He studied acting and theater at the"
"main lead with, Sitara Devi, Mazhar Khan, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Vasanti and Rajkumari playing important roles. The music was by Gyan Dutt, with lyrics by Raghunath Brahmabhatt. The cinematography was by Krishna Gopal. The film was made to ""promote Gandhi's movement against untouchability"". The film was initially released in the Gujarati version on 23 December 1939. When Lakshmi (Gohar Mamajiwala), the daughter of a Harijan, fetches water from a temple an infuriated Pujari (priest) breaks the pot on her head. This incident, plus several other injustices that he has faced, forces the father to adopt Christianity into which he brings"
"Aandhi Aandhi (translation: Storm) is a 1975 Indian political drama film starring Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen, and directed by Gulzar. At the time it was alleged that the film was based on the life of the then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her relationship with her estranged husband, but in reality, only the look was inspired by the politician Tarkeshwari Sinha and Indira Gandhi. The story is based on a chance meeting of an estranged couple after several years, when wife Aarti Devi, now a leading politician happens to stay in the hotel run by her husband during an election"
"Jaihind Jai Hind ()is a Kannada patriotic film directed by Venugopal, starring Pooja Gandhi and Sandesh in the lead roles. The film is produced by Srinivas Pujar under the banner of Om Sai Production. Indiaglitz.com rated this movie 7 out of 10 This is a single handed war on terrorism. Commando in the Indian Army Bharath considers his nation as his mother. He does not want anyone to cut it like piece of cake. He is very strong and stubborn in his decision. Captain Bharath is Salim, Captain Bharath is Jai Hind. In his first assignment to trace or trash"
"Gandhigiri (film) Gandhigiri (Hindi: गांधीगीरी) is a 2016 Bollywood film starring Om Puri, Sanjay Mishra, Brijesh Karniwal, Anupam Shyam, Mukesh Tiwari, Dolly Chawla, Meghna Haldar, Rishi Bhutani, Ravi Singh and Ram Sujan Singh. The movie is directed by Sanoj Mishra, and produced by Aagaman films Pvt. Ltd. of Sudhir Jain & Pratap Singh Yadav. The film has begun shooting in Lucknow and Raebareli and a long schedule has been planned for the coming months in the states of Uttar Pradesh. Gandhigiri is produced by Aagman Films Pvt. Ltd. and directed by Sanoj Mishra. Singer - Ankit Tiwari, Sunidhi Chouhan, Mohammad"
"After returning to India, Rai Saheb comes across four different people who’ve walked on the wrong paths and made wrong choices due to various circumstances. The movie beautifully captures the efforts made by Rai Saheb to make them realise the importance of Gandhi’s values in today’s age and time. Gandhigiri (film) Gandhigiri (Hindi: गांधीगीरी) is a 2016 Bollywood film starring Om Puri, Sanjay Mishra, Brijesh Karniwal, Anupam Shyam, Mukesh Tiwari, Dolly Chawla, Meghna Haldar, Rishi Bhutani, Ravi Singh and Ram Sujan Singh. The movie is directed by Sanoj Mishra, and produced by Aagaman films Pvt. Ltd. of Sudhir Jain &"
"Gandhi The Conspiracy Solar Eclipse-Depth of Darkness is an upcoming Hollywood feature historic film based on the world politics immediately after Indian independence and partition. It is set in a violent India, divided on religious grounds. The feature takes an alternative view of the events that led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on 30 January 1948. Produced by Ralitza Ivanova, Moobi Alwright & directed by Karim Traidia and Pankaj Sehgal, the film is featured by Stephen Lang, Vinnie Jones, Luke Pasqualino, Om Puri, Bobbie Phillips, Mark Moses, Rajit Kapur, Govind Namdeo, Raajpal Yadav, Anant Mahadevan, Avtar Gill, Gauhar Khan,"
"film starred Arvind Swamy and Madhuri Dixit in the lead roles and was based on a story regarding the building of a dam project in South India. The film ran into financial trouble after eighty percent of the film's shoot had been completed and has since remained unreleased. In 1999, director Shankar, the mentor of Gandhi Krishna, attempted to revive the project through his production house but was unsuccessful in doing so. A further attempt was made to restart the project with Suriya in the lead role in 2004, but it also failed to materialize. Subsequently, Gandhi Krishna made his"
"Adhuri Kahani"", ""Chorus"", and ""Mrigayaa"". His biggest international role was that of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy in Richard Attenborough's biographical epic ""Gandhi"". Casting director Dolly Thakore recommended Chatterjee for the role after seeing him onstage in Calcutta and noting that he shared Suhrawardy's large stature. In 1983, Chatterjee directed the film ""Vasundhara"", which was awarded as best Bengali film at the 31st National Film Awards. The Directorate of Film Festivals cited it for ""its sincere attempt to depict the struggle against social injustice"". Shekhar Chatterjee Shekhar Chatterjee (1924 — 6 April 1994) is an Indian actor and film director. Chatterjee was"