Mahatma Gandhi a radio address (on Singapore radio) on 6 July 1944 by Subhash Chandra Bose where Bose addressed Gandhi as "The Father of the Nation". On 28 April 1947, Sarojini Naidu during a conference also referred Gandhi as "Father of the Nation". A 5 hours, 9 minutes long biographical documentary film, "", made by Vithalbhai Jhaveri in 1968, quoting Gandhi's words and using black & white archival footage and photographs, captures the history of those times. Ben Kingsley portrayed him in Richard Attenborough's 1982 film "Gandhi", which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The 1996 film "The Making of the
1982 Cannes Film Festival 1982 Cannes Film Festival The 35th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 26 May 1982. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to "Missing" by Costa Gavras and "Yol" by Şerif Gören and Yılmaz Güney. The festival opened with the 1916 film "Intolerance", directed by D. W. Griffith and closed with "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", directed by Steven Spielberg. The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1982 film competition: Feature films The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: The following films were selected