The Congress came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday after he said that the world got to know about Mahatma Gandhi only after the 1982 film ‘Gandhi’. In an interview with news ...

(MENAFN- AsiaNet News) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that the world was largely unaware of independence activist Mahatma Gandhi until the release of Richard Attenborough's 1982 film, ...

For Mahatma Gandhi, cinema was a corrupting influence on young minds, a "sinful technology". It is that very medium which has become the message of the Mahatma's life and philosophy. From biopics like ...

Richard Attenborough, the director of the film Gandhi (1982) begins his book, In Search of Gandhi (1982), with the words, “I carried ‘Panditji’ — as I eventually came to know him — home in my arms.” ...

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a TV channel on Wednesday (May 29), “Nobody knew Mahatma Gandhi…The world got curious only after a film was made on his life,” he was partly echoing what the ...

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Richard Attenborough’s epic film, Gandhi. Attenborough’s papers are located in an archive an hour’s train ride from London. Visiting them ...

Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his statement during a TV interview that the world was unaware of Mahatma Gandhi till before the Richard Attenborough 1982 movie, Gandhi.

A revered figure in real life, Mahatma Gandhi has always been an integral part of many films. In fact a historical film based on the Indian Independence is incomplete without his inclusion. Many films ...

Mahatma Gandhi would have been 151 today. Arguably the most influential figure of modern Indian history, Gandhi is also one of the most studied, discussed and dissected personalities of all time. And ...