Gandhi (1982)

Cast

Ben Kingsley

Mahatma Gandhi

Candice Bergen

Margaret Bourke-White

Edward Fox

General Dyer

John Gielgud

Lord Irwin

Trevor Howard

Judge Broomfield

Rohini Hattangadi

Kasturba Gandhi

John Mills

Lord Chelmsford

Martin Sheen

Vince Walker

Ian Charleson

Reverend Charlie Andrews

Roshan Seth

Pandit Nehru

Om Puri

Nahari

Saeed Jaffrey

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Alyque Padamsee

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Amrish Puri

Khan

Geraldine James

Mirabehn

Daniel Day-Lewis

Colin

Athol Fugard

General Jan Christiaan Smuts

Dalip Tahil

Zia

Günther Maria Halmer

Dr. Herman Kallenbach

Shreeram Lagoo

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Terrence Hardiman

Ramsay MacDonald

Ian Bannen

Senior Police Officer

Michael Bryant

Principal Secretary

John Clements

Advocate General

Richard Griffiths

Collins

Nigel Hawthorne

Kinnoch

Bernard Hepton

G.O.C.

Michael Hordern

Sir George Hodge

Richard Vernon

Sir Edward Gait

Harsh Nayyar

Nathuran Godse

Vijay Kashyap

Apte

Supriya Pathak

Manu

Neena Gupta

Abha

Shane Rimmer

Commentator

Peter Harlowe

Lord Mountbatten

Anang Desai

J.B. Kripalani

Winston Ntshona

Porter

Peter Cartwright

European Passenger

Marius Weyers

Conductor

Richard Mayes

Baker

Alok Nath

Tyeb Mohammed

Ken Hutchison

Police Sergeant

Norman Chancer

Reporter

Charu Bala Chokshi

Ayah

Ray Burdis

Youth

Daniel Peacock

Youth

Avis Bunnage

Colin's Mother

Mohan Agashe

Tyeb Mohammed's Friend

John Savident

Manager of the Mine

Michael Godley

Clergyman

Christopher Good

Young Englishman

David Markham

Older Englishman

Moti Makan

Traveller on Train Roof

Jalal Agha

Traveller on Train Roof

Rupert Frazer

Cavalry Troop Leader

K.K. Raina

Nehru's Friend

Dominic Guard

Subaltern

Bernard Hill

Sergeant Putnam

Nana Palsikar

Villager

Graham Seed

Wicket-Keeper

Gerald Sim

Magistrate

Colin Farrell

Clerk

Sanjeev Puri

Young Man

James Cossins

Brigadier

Habib Tanvir

Indian Barrister

Barry John

Police Superintendant

Brian Oulton

Clerk of Court

James Snell

Court Reporter

John Boxer

Court Reporter

Bernard Horsfall

General Edgar

Richard Leech

Brigadier

Pankaj Kapur

Pyarelal

David Sibley

Subaltern

Stanley Lebor

Police Officer

Jon Croft

Colonel

William Hoyland

Adjutant

John Ratzenberger

American Lieutenant

Jack McKenzie

Major at Aga Khan Palace

Vinay Apte

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Suhas Palshikar

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Shekhar Chatterjee

Suhrawardy

Amarjeet

Goonda

Sunil Shende

Goonda

Derek Lyons

Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)

Sudhir Dalvi

Police Commissioner

David Gant

Daniels

Tom Alter

Doctor at Aga Khan Palace

Ernest Clark

Lord Hunter

Fred Wood

Man in the Crowd (uncredited)

John Quentin

Batsman

Geoffrey Chater

Government Advocate

Keith Drinkel

Major

Synopsis

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.