
Gandhi
Drama | History
Release Date
December 1, 1982
Duration
191 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.
Casts

Mahatma Gandhi
Ben Kingsley

Margaret Bourke-White
Candice Bergen

General Dyer
Edward Fox

Lord Irwin
John Gielgud

Judge Broomfield
Trevor Howard

Lord Chelmsford
John Mills

Kasturba Gandhi
Rohini Hattangadi

Vince Walker
Martin Sheen

Reverend Charlie Andrews
Ian Charleson

Nathuram Godse
Harsh Nayyar

General Jan Christiaan Smuts
Athol Fugard

Dr. Herman Kallenbach
Günther Maria Halmer

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Saeed Jaffrey

Mirabehn
Geraldine James

Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Alyque Padamsee

Khan
Amrish Puri

Pandit Nehru
Roshan Seth

Senior Police Officer Fields
Ian Bannen

Principal Secretary
Michael Bryant

Advocate General
John Clements

Collins
Richard Griffiths

Kinnoch
Nigel Hawthorne

G.O.C.
Bernard Hepton

Sir George Hodge
Michael Hordern

Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Shreeram Lagoo

Maulana Azad
Virendra Razdan

Sir Edward Gait
Richard Vernon

Prakash
Prabhakar Patankar

Apte
Vijay Kashyap

Karkare
Nigam Prakash

Manu
Supriya Pathak

Abha
Neena Gupta

Commentator
Shane Rimmer

Lord Mountbatten
Peter Harlowe

J.B. Kripalani
Anang Desai

Porter
Winston Ntshona

European Passenger
Peter Cartwright

Conductor
Marius Weyers

Baker
Richard Mayes

Tyeb Mohammed
Alok Nath

Singh
Dean Gasper

Police Sergeant
Ken Hutchison

Reporter
Norman Chancer

Rich Merchant
Gulshan Kapoor

Ayah
Charu Bala Chokshi

Harilal Gandhi
Raj Chaturvedi

Manilal Gandhi
Avpar Jhita

Ramdas Gandhi
Anthony Sagger

Nahari (uncredited)
Om Puri

Daniels
David Gant

Colin
Daniel Day-Lewis

Youth
Ray Burdis

Youth
Daniel Peacock

Colin's Mother
Avis Bunnage

Sonja Schlesin
Caroline Hutchison

Tyeb Mohammed's Friend
Mohan Agashe

Man in Gallery
Sudhanshu Mishra

Miner
Dina Nath

Manager of the Mine
John Savident

Mounted Police Sergeant
John Patrick

Clergyman
Michael Godley

Prison Officer
Stewart Harwood

Prison Guard
Stanley McGeagh

Young Englishman
Christopher Good

Older Englishman
David Markham

Young Indian Reporter
Jyoti Sarup

English Reporter
John Naylor

American Reporter
Wilson George

Older Indian Reporter
Hanshu Mehta

Motilal Nehru
Sudarshan Sethi

Mrs. Motilal Nehru
Sunila Pradhan

Traveller on Train Roof
Moti Makan

Traveller on Train Roof
Jalal Agha

Cavalry Troop Leader
Rupert Frazer

Shukla
Manohar Pitale

Nehru's Friend
Homi Daruvala

Nehru's Friend
K.K. Raina

Nehru's Friend
Vivek Swaroop

Nehru's Friend
Raja Biswas

Subaltern
Dominic Guard

Sergeant Putnam
Bernard Hill

Village Leader
Rama Kant Jha

Villager
Nana Palsikar

Villager's Wife
Alpna Gupta

Policeman
Chandrakant Thakkar

Batsman
John Quentin

Wicket-Keeper
Graham Seed

Major
Keith Drinkel

Police Guard
Bob Barbenia

Magistrate
Gerald Sim

Clerk
Colin Farrell

Young Man
Sanjeev Puri

Secretary
Gareth Forwood

Chauffeur
Vijay Crishna

Servant
Sankalp Dubey

Brigadier
James Cossins

Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh
Gurcharan Singh

A.D.C.
John Vine

Government Advocate
Geoffrey Chater

Lord Hunter
Ernest Clark

Indian Barrister
Habib Tanvir

Mahadev Desai
Pankaj Mohan

Policeman at Chauri Chaura
Subhash Gupta

Policeman at Chauri Chaura
Aadil

Marcher at Chauri Chaura
Rajeshwar Nath

Marcher at Chauri Chaura
S.S. Thakur

Boy with Goat
Rahul Gupta

Police Superintendent
Barry John

Clerk of Court
Brian Oulton

Court Reporter
James Snell

Court Reporter
John Boxer

Court Reporter
Gerard Norman

General Edgar
Bernard Horsfall

Brigadier
Richard Leech

Pyarelal
Pankaj Kapur

Sarojini Naidu
Tarla Mehta

Subaltern
David Sibley

Zia
Dalip Tahil

Police Officer
Stanley Lebor

Ramsay MacDonald
Terrence Hardiman

Little Girl
Monica Gupta

Colonel
Jon Croft

Adjutant
William Hoyland

American Lieutenant
John Ratzenberger

Major at Aga Khan Palace
Jack McKenzie

Doctor at Aga Khan Palace
Tom Alter

Lady Mountbatten
Jane Myerson

Hindu Youth at Ashram
Roop Kumar Razdan

Woman Refugee
Bani Sharad Joshi

Man Refugee
Vagish Kumar Singh

Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Dilsher Singh

Police Commissioner
Sudhir Dalvi

Tahib
Tilak Raj

Sushila Nayyar
Irpinder Puri

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Pren Kapoor

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Vinay Apte

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Aswini Kumar

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Avinash Dogra

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Shreedhar Joshi

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Suhas Palshikar

Nehru's Aide
Karkirat Singh

Suhrawardy
Shekhar Chatterjee

Goonda
Amarjeet

Goonda
Pratap Desai

Goonda
Bhatawadekar Prakash

Goonda
Sunil Shende

Goonda
Rovil Sinha

Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)
Derek Lyons

Man in the Crowd (uncredited)
Fred Wood

Nassar Abdulla

Lawyer
Gito Santana
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