Mahatma in cinema
The book analyses 100 years of Hindi cinema to explore how much space it has given to Mahatma Gandhi.
The book analyses 100 years of Hindi cinema to explore how much space it has given to Mahatma Gandhi.
During his lifetime he wrote more than 170,000 letters. His grandson, Gopal Krishna Gandhi, has written: If Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had an addiction, it was to the same universe of written communication. There were days when Gandhi did not eat, when he did not speak. Scarce was the day when he did not write a letter.
Through his words and actions, Mahatma Gandhi successfully galvanized an entire nation in its march towards independence.
From Ben Kingsley's Gandhi to commercial film Lage Raho Munna Bhai, or the lesser known story of the Mahatma's son, the life of Gandhi and his journey have been a subject for filmmakers across the world.
Each one of us has to make different decisions in our life, based on circumstances that challenge our values and purpose…
Each one of us has to make different decisions in our life, based on circumstances that challenge our values and purpose…
