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The MAKING OF THE MAHATMA (1996)

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Film details

Featuring

Rajit Kapur Pallavi Joshi Keith Stevenson
Director

Shyam Benegal
Countries

India South Africa
Year

1996
Genre

Biopic
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

GANDHI SE MAHATMA TAK Alternative
GHANDI - THE MAKING OF A MAHATMA Alternative
The MAKING OF A MAHATMA Alternative
GHANDI APRENTICESHIP OF A MAHATMA Alternative

Synopsis

Biopic of Mahatma Gandhi, focusing on his early years in South Africa as a young lawyer and his growing political activism.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Gandhi
    
    Rajit Kapur
  - Kasturba
    
    Pallavi Joshi
  - cast member
    
    Keith Stevenson
  - cast member
    
    Paul Slabolepszy
  - cast member
    
    David Clatworthy
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Shyam Benegal
  Subject:
  - [Subject of Film]
    
    Mahatma Gandhi
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    National Film Development Corporation
  - Production Company
    
    South African Broadcasting Corporation
  - Production Company
    
    Sonneblom Films
  - Executive Producer
    
    Ravi Gupta
  - Producer
    
    Shan Moodley
  - Producer
    
    Fatima Meer
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Fatima Meer
  - Screenplay
    
    Shyam Benegal
  - Screenplay
    
    Shama Zaidi
  - Based on the biography by
    
    Fatima Meer
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Ashok Mehta
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Avril Beukes
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Mark Wilby
  - Art Director
    
    David Barkham
  Stunts:
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Gavin Mey

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