The Mahatma on Celluloid: A Cinematic Biography

Author:

Prakash Magdum

Publisher:

HarperCollins India

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Publisher

HarperCollins India

Publication Year 2022
ISBN-13

9789356291638

ISBN-10 9356291632
Binding

Paperback

Number of Pages 372 Pages
Language (English)
Dimensions (Cms) 23 x 15.3 x 2.6
Weight (grms) 440
Mahatma Gandhi remains one of the most photographed and filmed persons in the world. The camera loved him, and followed him like a shadow throughout his life. Yet, despite being a public communicator par excellence, Gandhi chose not to use the then newest form of art-cinema. He was steadfast in his belief that it was a bad influence. From A.K. Chettiar's Mahatma Gandhi: Twentieth-Century Prophet to Attenborough's Gandhi, The Mahatma on Celluloid unravels many unknown facts about the newsreels, documentaries and films made on Gandhi. Based on extensive research, the book also includes excerpts and anecdotes from interviews with filmmakers like Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Jahnu Barua, Feroz Abbas Khan and Girish Kasarvalli who share their insights on the Mahatma's enduring tryst with cinema.

Prakash Magdum

Prakash Magdum is the director of the National Film Archives of India in Pune
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