The Making of the Mahatma

The Making of the Mahatma
Poster
Directed byShyam Benegal
Written byFatima Meer
StarringRajit Kapur
Pallavi Joshi
CinematographyAshok Mehta
Music byVanraj Bhatia
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
144 minutes
CountriesIndia
South Africa
LanguageEnglish

The Making of the Mahatma is a 1996 biographical film directed by Shyam Benegal,[1] about the early life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (also known as Mahatma Gandhi) during his 21 years in South Africa. The film is based upon the book The Apprenticeship of a Mahatma by Fatima Meer. It was an international co-production between India and South Africa.[2][3]

Cast

Awards

See also

  • The Making of the Mahatma at 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

  1. ^ "The Making of the Mahatma (1996)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. 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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