cast
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Ben Kingsley
Mahatma Gandhi
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Candice Bergen
Margaret Bourke-White
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Edward Fox
General Dyer
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John Gielgud
Lord Irwin
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Trevor Howard
Judge Broomfield
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John Mills
Lord Chelmsford
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Rohini Hattangadi
Kasturba Gandhi
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Martin Sheen
Vince Walker
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Ian Charleson
Reverend Charlie Andrews
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Harsh Nayyar
Nathuram Godse
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Athol Fugard
General Jan Christiaan Smuts
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Günther Maria Halmer
Dr. Herman Kallenbach
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Saeed Jaffrey
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Geraldine James
Mirabehn
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Alyque Padamsee
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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Amrish Puri
Khan
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Roshan Seth
Pandit Nehru
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Ian Bannen
Senior Police Officer Fields
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Michael Bryant
Principal Secretary
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John Clements
Advocate General
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Richard Griffiths
Collins
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Nigel Hawthorne
Kinnoch
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Bernard Hepton
G.O.C.
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Michael Hordern
Sir George Hodge
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Shreeram Lagoo
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Virendra Razdan Maulana Azad
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Richard Vernon
Sir Edward Gait
- Prabhakar Patankar Prakash
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Vijay Kashyap
Apte
- Nigam Prakash Karkare
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Supriya Pathak
Manu
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Neena Gupta
Abha
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Shane Rimmer
Commentator
- Peter Harlowe Lord Mountbatten
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Anang Desai
J.B. Kripalani
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Winston Ntshona
Porter
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Peter Cartwright
European Passenger
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Marius Weyers
Conductor
- Richard Mayes Baker
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Alok Nath
Tyeb Mohammed
- Dean Gasper Singh
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Ken Hutchison
Police Sergeant
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Norman Chancer
Reporter
- Gulshan Kapoor Rich Merchant
- Charu Bala Chokshi Ayah
- Raj Chaturvedi Harilal Gandhi
- Avpar Jhita Manilal Gandhi
- Anthony Sagger Ramdas Gandhi
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Om Puri
Nahari (uncredited)
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David Gant
Daniels
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Daniel Day-Lewis
Colin
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Ray Burdis
Youth
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Daniel Peacock
Youth
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Avis Bunnage
Colin's Mother
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Caroline Hutchison
Sonja Schlesin
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Mohan Agashe
Tyeb Mohammed's Friend
- Sudhanshu Mishra Man in Gallery
- Dina Nath Miner
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John Savident
Manager of the Mine
- John Patrick Mounted Police Sergeant
- Michael Godley Clergyman
- Stewart Harwood Prison Officer
- Stanley McGeagh Prison Guard
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Christopher Good
Young Englishman
- David Markham Older Englishman
- Jyoti Sarup Young Indian Reporter
- John Naylor English Reporter
- Wilson George American Reporter
- Hanshu Mehta Older Indian Reporter
- Sudarshan Sethi Motilal Nehru
- Sunila Pradhan Mrs. Motilal Nehru
- Moti Makan Traveller on Train Roof
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Jalal Agha
Traveller on Train Roof
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Rupert Frazer
Cavalry Troop Leader
- Manohar Pitale Shukla
- Homi Daruvala Nehru's Friend
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K.K. Raina
Nehru's Friend
- Vivek Swaroop Nehru's Friend
- Raja Biswas Nehru's Friend
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Dominic Guard
Subaltern
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Bernard Hill
Sergeant Putnam
- Rama Kant Jha Village Leader
- Nana Palsikar Villager
- Alpna Gupta Villager's Wife
- Chandrakant Thakkar Policeman
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John Quentin
Batsman
- Graham Seed Wicket-Keeper
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Keith Drinkel
Major
- Bob Barbenia Police Guard
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Gerald Sim
Magistrate
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Colin Farrell
Clerk
- Sanjeev Puri Young Man
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Gareth Forwood
Secretary
- Vijay Crishna Chauffeur
- Sankalp Dubey Servant
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James Cossins
Brigadier
- Gurcharan Singh Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh
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John Vine
A.D.C.
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Geoffrey Chater
Government Advocate
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Ernest Clark
Lord Hunter
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Habib Tanvir
Indian Barrister
- Pankaj Mohan Mahadev Desai
- Subhash Gupta Policeman at Chauri Chaura
- Aadil Policeman at Chauri Chaura
- Rajeshwar Nath Marcher at Chauri Chaura
- S.S. Thakur Marcher at Chauri Chaura
- Rahul Gupta Boy with Goat
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Barry John
Police Superintendent
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Brian Oulton
Clerk of Court
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James Snell
Court Reporter
- John Boxer Court Reporter
- Gerard Norman Court Reporter
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Bernard Horsfall
General Edgar
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Richard Leech
Brigadier
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Pankaj Kapur
Pyarelal
- Tarla Mehta Sarojini Naidu
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David Sibley
Subaltern
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Dalip Tahil
Zia
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Stanley Lebor
Police Officer
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Terrence Hardiman
Ramsay MacDonald
- Monica Gupta Little Girl
- Jon Croft Colonel
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William Hoyland
Adjutant
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John Ratzenberger
American Lieutenant
- Jack McKenzie Major at Aga Khan Palace
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Tom Alter
Doctor at Aga Khan Palace
- Jane Myerson Lady Mountbatten
- Roop Kumar Razdan Hindu Youth at Ashram
- Bani Sharad Joshi Woman Refugee
- Vagish Kumar Singh Man Refugee
- Dilsher Singh Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Sudhir Dalvi
Police Commissioner
- Tilak Raj Tahib
- Irpinder Puri Sushila Nayyar
- Pren Kapoor Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
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Vinay Apte
Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
- Aswini Kumar Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
- Avinash Dogra Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
- Shreedhar Joshi Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
- Suhas Palshikar Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
- Karkirat Singh Nehru's Aide
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Shekhar Chattopadhyay
Suhrawardy
- Amarjeet Goonda
- Pratap Desai Goonda
- Bhatawadekar Prakash Goonda
- Sunil Shende Goonda
- Rovil Sinha Goonda
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Derek Lyons
Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)
- Fred Wood Man in the Crowd (uncredited)
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Nassar Abdulla
- Gito Santana Lawyer