Gandhi (film) Gandhi (film) Gandhi is a 1982 epic historical drama film based on the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the leader of India's non-violent, non-cooperative independence movement against the United Kingdom's rule of the country during the 20th century. The film, a British-Indian co-production, was written by John Briley and produced and directed by Richard Attenborough. It stars Ben Kingsley in the title role. The film covers Gandhi's life from a defining moment in 1893, as he is thrown off a South African train for being in a whites-only compartment, and concludes with his assassination and funeral in 1948. Although a
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