6- Making of the Mahatma
Benegal’s bilingual biography titled The Making of the Mahatma in English and Gandhi Se Mahatma Tak in Hindi showed Rajit Kapoor play the role of Gandhi Ji. The movie shows the story of progression of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from a barrister in South Africa to becoming the Mahatma.
7- Sardar
Before Annu Kapoor became a famouse television face, he was a part of several Hindi films. One of his most memorable performances in Indian cinema was where he plays the role of Gandhi in Ketan Mehta’s biopic on Vallabhbhai Patel titled Sardar.
8- Gandhi
Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi is said to be one of the best biographical take on Mahatma Gandhi. Ben Kingsley plays the role of Gandhi. The international project was shot in India in English language and stars several Indian actors like Amrish Puri, Om Puri and Saeed Jaffrey. Rohini Hattangadi plays Kasturba Gandhi, Mahatma’s wife. Ben Kingsley went on to win an Oscar for the film and his performance in Gandhi is considered to be the best till date.
