Gandhi (Racial Discrimination)

Gandhi is biographical film of the life of Mohandas Gandhi, the leader of India's non-violent independence movement against the racist British system that governed colonial India. Gandhi was written by John Briley and produced and directed by Richard Attenborough. It stars Ben Kingsley in the title role. The film covers Gandhi's life from a defining moment in 1893, as he is thrown off a South African train for being in a whites-only compartment, and concludes with his assassination and funeral in 1948. Although a practising Hindu, Gandhi's acceptance of other faiths, particularly Christianity and Islam, was rooted in his desire to spare Indian society from religious sectarianism and violence. He was assassinated by a Hindu radical precisely because of his stance in favor of religious toleration.

Gandhi was nominated for Academy Awards in eleven categories, winning eight, including Best Picture. Richard Attenborough won for Best Director, and Ben Kingsley won for Best Actor. The film also stars Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud
Trevor Howard, John Mills, and Martin Sheen. The film also features music by Ravi Shankar.

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