The Making of the Mahatma

The Making of the Mahatma
The Making of the Mahatma
	File:Making of mahatma.gif Movie Poster
Directed by	Shyam Benegal
Written by	Fatima Meer
Starring	Rajit Kapur, Pallavi Joshi
Music by	Vanraj Bhatia
Cinematography	Ashok Mehta
Release date	1996
Running time	144 min.
Country	India
Language	English

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, The Apprenticeship of a Mahatma, by Fatima Meer.^[2]^[3]

Cast[edit]

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[edit]

1996: National Film Award for Best Actor - Rajit Kapur as Gandhi
1996: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English

External links[edit]

The Making of the Mahatma on 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[edit]

↑ "The MAKING OF THE MAHATMA (1996)". BFI. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
↑ The Making of the Mahatma, retrieved 16 December 2021
↑ "Screening | THE MAKING OF THE MAHATMA, by Shyam Benegal". UNESCO. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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[1] "The MAKING OF THE MAHATMA (1996)". BFI. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[2] The Making of the Mahatma, retrieved 16 December 2021

[3] "Screening | THE MAKING OF THE MAHATMA, by Shyam Benegal". UNESCO. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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