Cast (150)

Ben Kingsley

Mahatma Gandhi

Candice Bergen

Margaret Bourke-White

Edward Fox

General Dyer

John Gielgud

Lord Irwin

Trevor Howard

Judge Broomfield

John Mills

Lord Chelmsford

Rohini Hattangadi

Kasturba Gandhi

Martin Sheen

Vince Walker

Ian Charleson

Reverend Charlie Andrews

Harsh Nayyar

Nathuram Godse

Athol Fugard

General Jan Christiaan Smuts

Günther Maria Halmer

Dr. Herman Kallenbach

Saeed Jaffrey

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Geraldine James

Mirabehn

Alyque Padamsee

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Amrish Puri

Khan

Roshan Seth

Pandit Nehru

Ian Bannen

Senior Police Officer

Michael Bryant

Principal Secretary

John Clements

Advocate General

Richard Griffiths

Collins

Nigel Hawthorne

Kinnoch

Bernard Hepton

G.O.C.

Michael Hordern

Sir George Hodge

Shreeram Lagoo

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Virendra Razdan

Maulana Azad

Richard Vernon

Sir Edward Gait

Prabhakar Patankar

Prakash

Vijay Kashyap

Apte

Nigam Prakash

Karkare

Supriya Pathak

Manu

Neena Gupta

Abha

Shane Rimmer

Commentator

Peter Harlowe

Lord Mountbatten

Anang Desai

J.B. Kripalani

Winston Ntshona

Porter

Peter Cartwright

European Passenger

Marius Weyers

Conductor

Richard Mayes

Baker

Alok Nath

Tyeb Mohammed

Dean Gasper

Singh

Ken Hutchison

Police Sergeant

Norman Chancer

Reporter

Gulshan Kapoor

Rich Merchant

Charu Bala Chokshi

Ayah

Raj Chaturvedi

Harilal Gandhi

Avpar Jhita

Manilal Gandhi

Anthony Sagger

Ramdas Gandhi

Om Puri

Nahari (uncredited)

David Gant

Daniels

Daniel Day-Lewis

Colin

Ray Burdis

Youth

Daniel Peacock

Youth

Avis Bunnage

Colin's Mother

Caroline Hutchison

Sonja Schlesin

Mohan Agashe

Tyeb Mohammed's Friend

Sudhanshu Mishra

Man in Gallery

Dina Nath

Miner

John Savident

Manager of the Mine

John Patrick

Mounted Police Sergeant

Michael Godley

Clergyman

Stewart Harwood

Prison Officer

Stanley McGeagh

Prison Guard

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

Jalal Agha

Traveller on Train Roof

Rupert Frazer

Cavalry Troop Leader

Manohar Pitale

Shukla

Homi Daruvala

Nehru's Friend

K.K. Raina

Nehru's Friend

Vivek Swaroop

Nehru's Friend

Raja Biswas

Nehru's Friend

Dominic Guard

Subaltern

Bernard Hill

Sergeant Putnam

Rama Kant Jha

Village Leader

Nana Palsikar

Villager

Alpna Gupta

Villager's Wife

Chandrakant Thakkar

Policeman

John Quentin

Batsman

Graham Seed

Wicket-Keeper

Keith Drinkel

Major

Bob Barbenia

Police Guard

Gerald Sim

Magistrate

Colin Farrell

Clerk

Sanjeev Puri

Young Man

Gareth Forwood

Secretary

Vijay Crishna

Chauffeur

Sankalp Dubey

Servant

James Cossins

Brigadier

Gurcharan Singh

Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh

John Vine

A.D.C.

Geoffrey Chater

Government Advocate

Ernest Clark

Lord Hunter

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

Barry John

Police Superintendent

Brian Oulton

Clerk of Court

James Snell

Court Reporter

John Boxer

Court Reporter

Gerard Norman

Court Reporter

Bernard Horsfall

General Edgar

Richard Leech

Brigadier

Pankaj Kapur

Pyarelal

Tarla Mehta

Sarojini Naidu

David Sibley

Subaltern

Dalip Tahil

Zia

Stanley Lebor

Police Officer

Terrence Hardiman

Ramsay MacDonald

Monica Gupta

Little Girl

Jon Croft

Colonel

William Hoyland

Adjutant

John Ratzenberger

American Lieutenant

Jack McKenzie

Major at Aga Khan Palace

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

Sudhir Dalvi

Police Commissioner

Tilak Raj

Tahib

Irpinder Puri

Sushila Nayyar

Pren Kapoor

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

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

Shekhar Chatterjee

Suhrawardy

Amarjeet

Goonda

Pratap Desai

Goonda

Bhatawadekar Prakash

Goonda

Sunil Shende

Goonda

Rovil Sinha

Goonda

Derek Lyons

Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Man in the Crowd (uncredited)

Nassar Abdulla

Crew (159)

Michael Seirton

Set Decoration

Billy Williams

Director of Photography

John Bloom

Editor

Richard Attenborough

Producer

Ronnie Taylor

Director of Photography

Stuart Craig

Production Design

Richard Attenborough

Director

Michael Stanley-Evans

Executive Producer

Frank Connor

Still Photographer

George Fenton

Conductor

George Fenton

Original Music Composer

Terence A. Clegg

Producer

Steve Lanning

Assistant Director

Chris Ridsdale

Assistant Editor

Gerry Crampton

Stunt Coordinator

Connie Reeve

Makeup Artist

Vera Mitchell

Hairstylist

David H. Watkins

Special Effects Supervisor

Brian Hathaway

Transportation Captain

Robert W. Laing

Supervising Art Director

Gary Shaw

Visual Effects

Suresh Jindal

Associate Producer

Norman Dorme

Art Direction

John Mollo

Costume Design

Bhanu Athaiya

Costume Design

Ram Yedekar

Art Direction

Graham Churchyard

Costume Assistant

Robert W. Laing

Production Design

George Dean

Painter

Simon Kaye

Sound Recordist

Ravi Shankar

Original Music Composer

Susie Figgis

Casting Director

Julian Wall

Assistant Director

Bhisham Bhasin

Assistant Director

V.K. Dixit

Wardrobe Assistant

Rashid Abbasi

Unit Manager

Colonel Balachandra

Military Consultant

Francis Silkstone

Music Coordinator

Rani Dubé

Co-Producer

Alexander De Grunwald

Production Manager

Vala Kothari

Property Buyer

Amal Allana

Set Dresser

M. Shahjehan

Assistant Director

David Tomblin

First Assistant Director

S. Banerji

Other

Roy Button

Assistant Director

Nobby Godden

Camera Technician

Alan Pattillo

Associate Editor

Roger Cain

Draughtsman

Kamal Swaroop

Assistant Director

Archie Ludski

Dialogue Editor

Neil Farrell

Assistant Editor

Lorna Mueller

Researcher

Govind Nihalani

Second Unit Director of Photography

Nissar Allana

Set Dresser

Michael White

Other

Shama Habibullah

Production Manager

Mohini Banerji

Other

Nic Ede

Wardrobe Master

Taffy Haines

Sound Engineer

R. Puri

Technical Advisor

Peter Waller

Assistant Director

Jonathan Bates

Sound Editor

Miriam Samuel

Assistant Hairdresser

Grania O'Shannon

Unit Manager

P.V. Rao

Assistant Unit Manager

Sally Downing

Wardrobe Master

Agnes Fernandez

Assistant Art Director

A.K. Bir

Assistant Camera

Terry Goddard

Best Boy Electrician

Mick Monks

Assistant Editor

Paula Gillespie

Key Hairdresser

Robin Browne

Aerial Camera

Shernaz Italia

Wardrobe Assistant

Nasir Abdullah

Assistant Unit Manager

Cliff Robinson

Assistant Art Director

June Randall

Continuity

Aperna Katara

Wardrobe Assistant

Graham Ford

Location Manager

Vijay Raghava Rao

Music Coordinator

Chic Anstiss

Camera Operator

Tom Smith

Makeup Supervisor

Jill Quertier

Set Dresser

Aruna Harprasad

Set Dresser

Ted Deason

Focus Puller

Vera Mitchell

Assistant Hairdresser

Sudesh Syal

Location Manager

Govind Nihalani

Second Unit Director

Devlin Bose

Focus Puller

Ashwini Kaul

Second Assistant Camera

G.S. Bhaskar

Second Assistant Camera

Tony Horsfield

Assistant Makeup Artist

K.N. Sethi

Transportation Coordinator

John Briley

Writer

Danny Shelmerdine

Clapper Loader

Jimmy Waters

Grip

Robin O'Donoghue

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Connie Reeve

Assistant Makeup Artist

Gerry Levy

Unit Manager

John Richards

Sound Recordist

Terence A. Clegg

Executive In Charge Of Production

Gerry Humphreys

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary Beard

Assistant Editor

Sina Kaul

Costume Consultant

Manju Raj Saraogi

Costumer

Vinod Kumar

Wardrobe Assistant

John Webber

Assistant Makeup Artist

Alan Martin

Electrician

Raj Kothari

Assistant Editor

Pavan Malhotra

Wardrobe Assistant

Mustaque Sheikh

Assistant Makeup Artist

S. Krishna

Unit Medic

Soonu Ghadially

Publicist

Nigel Davis

Boom Operator

Clare Howard

Producer's Assistant

Dolly Thakore

Publicist

Pablo Bartholomew

Still Photographer

T. K. Ramakrishnan

Musician

Jo Hannam

Assistant Accountant

Devi Dutt

Assistant Production Manager

Sultan Khan

Musician

E.R. Gopinathan

Assistant Accountant

K. Kanti

Focus Puller

Jeff Reid

Standby Carpenter

Rajiv Suri

Second Unit Location Manager

Padma Iyer

Continuity

Margaret Adams

Post Production Assistant

Diana Hawkins

Publicist

Yog Batra

Extras Casting

Rajan Rajkhowa

Sound Assistant

U.S. Pani

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Sharlene Chatelier

Production Assistant

Eleanor Chaudhuri

Production Assistant

Jill Mellis

Extras Casting

Loretta Ordewer

Production Coordinator

Diana White

Other

Mickey Guyett

Standby Painter

Joe Lear

Other

Terry Mellis

Production Accountant

Pat Howell

Key Accountant

G. Dixit

Construction Grip

D. Panday

Assistant Grip

Judi Bunn

Production Secretary

Tony Teiger

Standby Property Master

Gyan Sahay

Second Unit Cinematographer

Sharad Kumar

Musician

Shailendra Goel

Extras Casting

Dick Frift

Construction Manager

Dilshad Panday

Production Assistant

Dolly Thakore

Casting

G. D. Bakshi

Catering

Charles Torbett

Property Master

Nobby Clark

Standby Rigger

Ashit Desai

Musician

Lakshmi Shankar

Musician

John Mathew Matthan

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Vijay Raghava Rao

Musician

Ashish Khan

Musician

P. Desai

Musician