Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi also known as Father of  Nation popularly known as  M G Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar which in the present day is known as Gujarat.  Mahatma shares his birthday with another great Indian figure, Lal Bahadur Shastri who was born in 1904. This year we will be celebrating the 153rd birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and this day helps us commemorate the birth anniversary of Gandhi, and it is also one of three important national holidays of the year.

There are various movies based on Mahatma Gandhi and various people potrayed the role of Gandhi. Over the years, many actors have portrayed Mahatma Gandhi on screen, ranging from Naseerudin Shah to Darshan Zariwala.  Ben Kingsley also played the role of Gandhi and  was shooting for Gandhi, he had the locals so confused with his look that many felt he was the late leader’s ghost.

For the prepration of the role Ben Kingsley not only studied newsreel footage of Gandhi to adopt his mannerisms and gait but also lost weight and practised yoga. He even learnt to spin thread just as Gandhi did. The direction of the film speaking about this he said, “I had Ben Kingsley in mind for five years, from the first time I saw him. Nobody struck me as Ben did." He then revealed that when they shot across India, locals would often gather to watch the shoot and many of them were scared of seeing Sir Ben, as they thought he was Gandhi’s ghost.

Speaking about Gandhi, It was directed by Richard Attenborough, was released in 1982. The film also starred Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth, Alyque Padamsee, and Saeed Jaffrey among others. Critically acclaimed and commercially successful, the film made $127 million globally and won eight Oscars, including Best Actor for Sir Ben Kingsley.

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