Gandhi (film) of 8/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Director Richard Attenborough is typically sympathetic and sure-handed, but it's Ben Kingsley's magnetic performance that acts as the linchpin for this sprawling, lengthy biopic." Metacritic gave the film a score of 79 out of 100 based on 16 critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a rare "A+" grade. In 2010, the "Independent Film & Television Alliance" selected the film as one of the 30 Most Significant Independent Films of the last 30 years Gandhi (film) Gandhi is a 1982 epic historical drama film based on the
Devata (1982 film) Devata (1982 film) Devata (English: Goddess) is a 1982 Telugu film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, starring Sobhan Babu, Sridevi, Jaya Prada and Mohan Babu. The film is about two sisters and their love triangle with the lead hero. K. Raghavendra Rao remade it in Hindi as "Tohfa" (1984), with both Sridevi and Jaya Prada repeating their roles. The story was also similar to earlier films: 1959 Tamil film "Kalyana Parisu", directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also directed its Hindi remake, "Nazrana", (1961) starring Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala and the 1960 Telugu movie "Pelli Kanuka". K. Chakravarthy composed the