Was Mahatma Gandhi unknown before the 'Gandhi' film? A look at his famous statues worldwide
ABP News on May 29, PM Modi said, "In the last 75 years, wasn't it our responsibility to make Mahatma Gandhi known across the world? Forgive me, but nobody knew Mahatma Gandhi. The curiosity about him grew in the world after 'Gandhi' film was first made.""The role of this nation was – if the world knows Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Gandhiji was no less than them. Gandhi and India should have been given importance through Gandhi," the Prime Minister said.Gandhi, the biographical movie based on the journey of the Father of the nation, the was released in 1982.
The film spans 56 out of Gandhi's 79 years. The movie captures the "life of the lawyer [Gandhi] who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of non-violent protest".'Gandhi' won eight Oscars at the 55th Academy Awards in 1983. Film director Richard Attenborough also won BAFTA Awards for Best Film and Best Direction.
The historical epic remains BAFTA's most nominated film with 16 nominations, of which it won five. He received a BAFTA Fellowship in 1983.In 1953, Gandhi was the subject of the American feature documentary 'Mahatma Gandhi: 20th Century Prophet'. In 1937, A.
K. Chettiar started work on the documentary, IMDB said.In 1963, British-American thriller-drama film 'Nine Hours to Rama' was released. It was directed by Mark Robson.
The story follows a "fictional narrative" of Nathuram Godse's plan to kill Mahatma Gandhi. In 1968, a documentary titled 'Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869–1948' was made on the life of Gandhi was directed by Vithalbhai Jhaveri.1. A Gandhi World Peace Memorial was built in 1950 inside Lake Shrine, California, USA, by the spiritual retreat's founder Paramahansa Yogananda. It was
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