9 films match Gandhi

This epic biographical drama chronicles the life of the Indian lawyer who rose to become one of the most revered figures of the 20th century. Beginning with his early years in South Africa, it traces his transformation into a leader who adopted a policy of nonviolent civil disobedience to fight for India's independence from British rule. It is a profound exploration of pacifism and political change.

Somewhere in the shadows of a great man, lived a son who roamed the streets of India like a beggar. Converting to Islam as a rebellion, reconverting to Hinduism as penance and finally drinking himself to death, Harilal Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's eldest son, carried his Gandhi identity as a curse around his neck. Mahatma Gandhi could transform the soul of a nation but could not save the soul of his own son. (Feroz Abbas Khan)

When a spate of robberies takes place in a middle-class neighborhood colony, Madhavan (Sreenivasan), who runs a travel agency in the colony, gets his unemployed friend Sethu (Mohanlal) to pose as Raam Singh, a Nepali émigré, to fulfill the residents' demand for a Gurkha security guard. A police officer (Thilakan) and his daughter Maya (Karthika), move into the colony, bringing back bittersweet memories for Sethu.

The fictional world where Mahatma Gandhi survives the attack on him and later meets Nathuram Godse in prison. Their conversation leads to a fiery debate between them. (imdb)

Three police officers in different parts of India obtain intelligence about a plot in which right-wing nationalists intend to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi.

Once known for his intellectual prowess, a retired professor (Anupam Kher) begins experiencing memory gaps and periods of forgetfulness. But while he tries to laugh it off, it soon becomes clear that the symptoms are a sign of a more serious illness, prompting his grown daughter (Urmila Matondkar) to move in as his caretaker. Meanwhile, as his mind regresses, he recalls a traumatic childhood memory involving the death of Mahatma Gandhi.

Fox Movietone newsreel featuring the first ever sound film footage of 'Mahatma Gandhi' ever recorded. (imdb)

The story of iconic Syrian peace activist Ghiyath Matar whose brutal torture and death at the age of 26 outraged the international community and erupted into one of the most violent uprisings in modern history.

Funded by the American Academy for Asian Studies and assembled from more than 10,000 feet of newsreel and documentary footage spanning 37 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s life from his early public years to his 1948 assassination. As the footage rolls on, the development of the Hindu leader’s life views and philosophy is also presented.