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Director
  
Shyam Benegal

Music director
  
Vanraj Bhatia

Duration
  

Language
  
English

7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Screenplay
  
Fatima Meer

Writer
  
Fatima Meer (script)

The Making of the Mahatma movie poster

Release date
  
1996

Initial release
  
April 26, 1996 (South Africa)

Cast
  
Rajit Kapur
(Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi),
Pallavi Joshi
(Kasturba Gandhi),
Keith Stevenson
,
Paul Slabolepszy
(JC Smuts),
Sean Cameron Michael
(Warder)

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The Making of the Mahatma (1996) is a joint Indian - South African produced film, directed by Shyam Benegal, 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 (who also wrote the screenplay).

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Cast

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  • 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

    • Awards

    The Making of the Mahatma THE MAKING OF THE MAHATMA

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

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    References

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