
Cast:
Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, Martin Sheen, Candice
Bergen, Roshan Seth
Plot
:The film opens with a statement from the filmmakers explaining their approach
to the problem of filming Gandhi's complex life story:“ No man's life can be
encompassed in one telling... least of all Gandhi's, whose passage through life
was so entwined with his nation's struggle for freedom. There is no way to give
each event its allotted weight, to recount the deeds and sacrifices of all the
great men and women to whom he and India owe such immense debts. What can be
done is to be faithful in spirit to the record of his journey, and to try to
find one's way to the heart of the man... ”The film begins with Gandhi's
assassination on January 30, 1948, and his funeral. After an evening prayer, an
elderly Gandhi is helped out for his evening walk to meet a large number of
greeters and admirers. One of these visitors shoots him point blank in the
chest. Gandhi exclaims, "Oh, God!" ("Hé Ram!" historically), and then falls
dead. The film then cuts to a huge procession at his funeral, which is attended
by dignitaries from around the world.The early life of Gandhi is neither seen
nor mentioned. Instead, the story flashes back to a life-changing event: in
1893, Gandhi is thrown off a South African train for being an Indian and
traveling in a first class compartment. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased
against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the
rights of all Indians in South Africa. After numerous arrests and garnering the
unwanted attention of the world, the government finally relents by recognizing
rights for Indians, though not for the native blacks of South Africa.After this
victory, Gandhi is invited back to India, where he is now considered something
of a national hero. He is urged to take up the fight for India's independence
from the British Empire. Gandhi agrees, and mounts a non-violent non-cooperation
campaign of unprecedented scale, coordinating millions of Indians nationwide.
There are some setbacks, such as violence against the protesters and Gandhi's
occasional imprisonment.Nevertheless, the campaign generates great attention,
and Britain faces intense public pressure. Too weak from World War II to
continue enforcing its will in India, Britain finally grants India's
independence. Indians celebrate this victory, but their troubles are far from
over. Religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims erupt into nation-wide
violence. Gandhi declares a hunger strike, saying he will not eat until the
fighting stops.The fighting does stop eventually, but the country is divided by
religion. It is decided that the northwest area of India, and eastern part of
India (current day Bangladesh), both places where Muslims are in the majority,
will become a new country called Pakistan (West and East Pakistan respectively).
It is hoped that by encouraging the Muslims to live in a separate country,
violence will abate. Gandhi is opposed to the idea, and is even willing to allow
Muhammad Ali Jinnah to become the first prime minister of India, but the
Partition of India is carried out nevertheless.Gandhi spends his last days
trying to bring about peace between both nations. He thereby angers many
dissidents on both sides, one of whom finally gets close enough to assassinate
him in a scene at the end of the film that recalls the opening. |
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