The Making of the Mahatma

The Making of the Mahatma
Poster
Directed by	Shyam Benegal
Written by	Fatima Meer
Starring	Rajit Kapur Pallavi Joshi
Cinematography	Ashok Mehta
Music by	Vanraj Bhatia
Release date	1996 (1996)
Running time	144 minutes
Countries	India South Africa
Language	English

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

• Rajit Kapoor as barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
• Pallavi Joshi as Kasturba Gandhi
• Paul Slabolepszy as Jan Smuts
• Sean Cameron Michael as Warder
• Charles Pillai as Thambi Naidoo
• Keith Stevenson as Rustomjee (also in Akayla )
• Lieb Bester as Boer coach leader
• Peter J. Elliott as Jail superintendent, Pretoria

Awards

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

See also

• List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi

External links

• 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)". British Film Institute. 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.