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Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi,
the father of our nation was born in Porbunder,
Gujarat, India on October 2, 1869, and got his law
degree from the University College, London. In 1891, after having been
admitted to the British bar, Gandhi returned to India
and attempted to establish a law practice in Bombay, without
much success. Two years later an Indian firm with interests
in South Africa retained him as legal adviser in its office
in Durban. Arriving in Durban, he was disturbed by the
oppression of Indians by the whites. He formulated the
path of Satyagraha and protested against the injustice.
He returned to India in 1916, and took up the leadership
of the National Freedom struggle which ended with
India becoming a free nation. |
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| Gandhi |
| Director |
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Richard
Attenborough |
| Cast |
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Ben Kingsley,
Rohini Hattangadi, Candice Bergen, Martin Sheen,
Roshan Seth |
| Release
Date |
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November 8
,1982 |
| Awards |
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Won 8 Oscars
in 1983 |
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The film
depicts
Mahatma Gandhi's life beginning from his oppressive days
in South Africa till his assassination, and the tale of India's struggle
for freedom from the colonial rule, 1915 onwards. Early
life of Gandhi is not mentioned in the movie, but how
Gandhiji managed to free his country from the British
rule using peaceful means and thus giving hope and inspiration
for generations to come. The story is told by expanding
on a selection of key events in his life, a series of
individual tableaux spread over 55 years. The film picks
up on the decisive moments in the independence struggle
such as the Amritsar massacre of 1919. |
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