The Making of the Mahatma (1996)
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- 2h 24min
- Biography, Drama
- 04 Oct 1996 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast
Rajit Kapoor | ... |
Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Pallavi Joshi | ... |
Kasturba Gandhi
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Keith Stevenson | ... |
Rustomjee
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Paul Slabolepszy | ... |
Jan Smuts
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Jack Devnarain | ... |
Cachalia
(as Himal Devnarain)
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Strini Pillai | ... |
Dada Abdullah
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Charles Pillai | ... |
Thambi Naidoo
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Siraj Khan | ... |
Adult Harilal
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Prean Naidoo | ... |
Vincent Lawrence
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John Whiteley | ... |
Harry Escombe
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Dale Cutts | ... |
Reverend Baker
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Amitha Anand | ... |
Jadubansi
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Shafa'ath-Ahmad Khan | ... |
Seth Tyeb
(as Shafa'ath Kahn)
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Kaycey Padayachee | ... |
Mir Alam
(as Kacey Padayachee)
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Douglas Bristow | ... |
Mr. Chamney
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David Clatworthy | ... |
Hermann Kallenbach
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Zane Hannan | ... |
Harry Sparks
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Suria Govender | ... |
Mrs. Thambi Nadoo
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Bradley Mart | ... |
Henry Polak
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Ronny Belcher | ... |
Albert West
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Mac Mathunjwa | ... |
Rev. John Dube
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Clive Scott | ... |
Magistrate Jordan
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Peter Ucko | ... |
Volksrust Magistrate
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Dick Reineke | ... |
Johannesburg Prosecutor
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Len Sparrowhawk | ... |
Capt. Milne
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Paul Ditchfield | ... |
Fowle
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Peter J. Elliott | ... |
Pretoria Jail Superintendent
(as Peter Elliot)
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Lieb Bester | ... |
Boer Coach Leader
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James Whyle | ... |
Mine chairman
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Ken Marshall | ... |
Prison doctor
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Marina Coetzee |
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Nick Collis |
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Andrew Donald |
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Jurgen Hellberg | ... |
(as Jurgen Helberg)
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Kerry Jordan | ... |
Magistrate
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Kobus Kleynhans |
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Sean Cameron Michael | ... |
Warder
(as Sean Michael)
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Ernest Ndlovu | ... |
Prison trustee
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Matthew Oats | ... |
(as Matthew Oates)
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Alistair Prodgers |
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Robin Singh |
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Johan Smit | ... |
Constable
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Peter Stoneley | ... |
(as Peter Stonely)
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Sparky van Dyk |
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Jennifer Wellsted | ... |
(as Jennifer Welsted)
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Iain Winter-Smith |
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Directed by
Shyam Benegal |
Written by
Fatima Meer | ... | (screenplay based on her book "Apprenticeship of a Mahatma") & |
Shyam Benegal | ... | (in collaboration with) & |
Shama Zaidi | ... | (in collaboration with) |
Music by
Vanraj Bhatia |
Cinematography by
Ashok Mehta | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Avril Beukes |
Editorial Department
Leon Retief | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
Gianna Pisanello |
Production Design by
Mark Wilby |
Art Direction by
David Barkham | ... | contributing art director |
Set Decoration by
Lisa Hart |
Costume Design by
Pia Benegal | ||
Diana Cilliers | ... | (as Dianna Cilliers) |
Makeup Department
Vikram Gaikwad | ... | makeup artist: Rajit Kapur |
Fiona Musselwhite | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Natasha Rees-Davies | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Natasha Henry) |
Anni Taylor | ... | chief makeup artist |
Production Management
Dale Edwards | ... | unit manager |
Gail Honiball | ... | production manager |
Lynne Motijoane | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Damast | ... | second assistant director |
Bashini Naidoo | ... | fourth assistant director |
Guy Nockels | ... | first assistant director |
Ronny Williams | ... | third assistant director (as Ronnie Williams) |
Art Department
Christopher Bass | ... | property master |
Johnny Breedt | ... | scenic dresser |
Vivienne Gray | ... | assistant set dresser / buyer |
Belinda Johnson | ... | art department coordinator |
Solly Legobate | ... | assistant scenic dresser |
Marelize Pretorius | ... | set dresser / standby props |
Lauren Savage | ... | assistant set dresser / buyer |
Sound Department
Gavin Athienides | ... | adr recordist |
Ashwyn Balsaver | ... | sound engineer: India |
Avril Beukes | ... | sound editor |
Richard Frost | ... | adr recordist / sound transfers |
Karen Gravett | ... | foley recordist |
Alan Hunter | ... | foley artist |
Georgina Kriel | ... | foley artist |
Arthur Lacueva | ... | adr recordist (as Artur Lacueva) |
Colin McFarlane | ... | sound engineer |
Ivan Milborrow | ... | boom swinger |
William Mould | ... | boom swinger |
Brian Nicholas | ... | foley artist |
Mark Phillips | ... | final mix |
Ilse Spies | ... | sound editor |
Ilse Van Hemert | ... | sound editor (as Ilse van Hemert) |
Derek Ward | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
Jannie Wienand | ... | special effects coordinator |
Stunts
Isaac Mavimbela | ... | stunt coordinator (as Isaac Mavimela) |
Darryl Werner | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Umberto Adaggi | ... | still photographer |
Val Adamson | ... | still photographer |
Robyn Aronstam | ... | focus puller |
Jacques Barnard | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Dominic Booth | ... | grip assistant |
François Buys | ... | best boy |
Rhodi-Anne Buys | ... | second assistant camera |
Derry Gallagher | ... | gaffer |
Robert Gilman | ... | best boy |
Deon Kriel | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Nathan Makobane | ... | spark (as Nathan Mokobane) |
Ben Phiri | ... | generator operator |
Richard Rolf | ... | steadicam operator |
Tobie Swanepoel | ... | camera operator: second unit |
Beatle van Graan | ... | trainee loader (as Beetle Van Graan) |
Thomas Wahl | ... | key grip |
Narayan Yadav | ... | focus puller: India |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leigh Bishop | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Carolyn Marston | ... | wardrobe standby (as Caroline Marston) |
Location Management
Dale Edwards | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
Robyn Aronstam | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Dale Edwards | ... | transportation coordinator |
Sheldon Lock | ... | driver: Mr. Kapur |
Additional Crew
Desiree Bertasso | ... | production coordinator |
Ronnie Govender | ... | production auditor |
Stella Horgan | ... | production coordinator |
Sara Jones | ... | assistant production accountant |
Gavin Mey | ... | animal wrangler |
Sudhir Pragjee | ... | financial controller |
Leila Reinhard | ... | production secretary |
Dezi Rorich | ... | unit publicist |
Anna Walton | ... | production coordinator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- 3DD Entertainment (1996) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Hotstar (2015) (World-wide) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
One of two feuding Mohammedan cousins of Indian origin living in Britain seek the assistance of an Indian Barrister to travel to Britain and settle their matter in a court of law. The Barrister travels to Britain, and finds that all Asians are treated as coolies and their status is worse than of servants. Despite being dressed in a suit and a tie, he is thrown out of a first-class train compartment; is asked to remove his cap in a court of law; asked to ride with the driver of the coach; and even shoved out on the footpath for daring to walk close to a bureaucrat's premises; beaten, and abused with no recourse to any justice. His attempts to deal with these issues is met with strong governmental and bureaucratic disapproval and opposition. Notwithstanding this, he settles the dispute between the two cousins out of court and sets about trying to organize the local Asians to assert their rights, and even represents some of them in court. Then he journeys to Durban, South Africa, where yet another struggle is taking place against the native Africans and the emigrant Asian community. This is where this young man summons his wife and three children and decides to garner support of the oppressed community to improve the lot of all people, and where he will find that though the laws are on his side, the people who interpret them, and legislators are opposed to any kind of fair or equal treatment that this young Barrister was requesting. The young Barrister will then re-locate to India to continue his struggle against the British--and he will soon be known and acknowledged by the world as Mahatma Gandhi. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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Taglines | Resistance without violence. Confrontation without enemies. Victory without losers. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Naseeruddin Shah was to do the film but dropped out due to his price. See more » |