Abstract
As you might know, India became a British colony in 1857. The histories of Gandhi and India are linked together since he fought for the independence of India. Therefore we decided to study the film Gandhi, produced by Richard Attenborough. He is a talented actor, director and producer who was born in 1923. Gandhi was his dream project, although two previous attempts at filming had failed. He achieved his goal producing it as it was finally premiered in 1982.
We chose to study how Indian decolonization is depicted in the film Gandhi.
Gandhi is a sort of biography of Mahatma Gandhi, from the lawyer to the famous leader of the independence of India against the British Empire through his philosophy of non-violent protest and civil disobedience. The film begins with Gandhi's murder in 1948, and his funeral. Then the story flashes back 55 years to a life-changing event in South Africa in 1893 which leads him to fight against discrimination in this country.
