Sir richard francis burton biography of mahatma

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On the film’s 40th anniversary LIFF presents and re-examines the epic movie that brought Indian leader Gandhi to the world’s attention in the 1980s and allegedly helped inspire the non-violent Czech Velvet Revolution. Richard Attenbourough’s labour of love took many years to realise, in part due to its gigantic, lavish scenarios and stellar cast. Gujarati-British actor Sir Ben Kingsley gives an Oscar®-winning performance as the Mahatma.
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Films about Gandhi had been mooted in the past by Gabriel Pascal, Otto Preminger and Michael Powell among others. The idea was first proposed to Richard Attenborough in 1962 by Motilal Kothari, a dedicated follower of Gandhi who had taken upon himself the mission of getting a film made that would teach people about the Mahatma’s life and work. He persuaded Attenborough to read Louis Fischer’s monumental biography. Attenborough was captivated, though the phrase that seized him and continued foremost in his thinking, was a comment made by Gandhi after suffering a racial insult in South Africa, as a very young man: ‘It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.’

Attenborough received only discouragement from his friends and associates. His old partner Br

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