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The Making of the Mahatma is a 1996 joint Indian - South African produced film, directed by Shyam Benegal,[1] about the early life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (also known as Mahatma Gandhi, Great Soul) during his 21 years in South Africa. The film is based upon the book, The Apprenticeship of a Mahatma, by Fatima Meer.[2][3]

The Making of the Mahatma
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Directed by	Shyam Benegal
Written by	Fatima Meer
Starring	Rajit Kapur, Pallavi Joshi
Cinematography	Ashok Mehta
Music by	Vanraj Bhatia
Release date	1996
Running time	144 min.
Language	English

Cast

• Rajit Kapoor as Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
• Pallavi Joshi as Kasturba Gandhi
• Paul Slabolepszy as JC Smuts
• Sean Cameron Michael as Warder
• Charles Pillai
• Keith Stevenson
• Lieb Bester
• Peter J. Elliott

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.

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