Neeraj kapoor biography of mahatma

Today, it might not be a big deal for actors to play Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi but there was a time when it was practically unimaginable for any actor to be good enough to play the Mahatma on-screen.

And, ironically enough it is now an ‘actor’ who is best identified with the visual imagery of the father of the nation.

Although several actors such as Naseeruddin Shah, Annu Kapoor, Rajit Kapur, Surendra Rajan, Dilip Prabhavalkar and Neeraj Kabi have portrayed Mahatma Gandhi on film, the chances of Ben Kingsley’s image as the Mahatma still popping up in our minds the moment someone mentions ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ remains high.

Such is the aura of Kingsley as Gandhi that when a statue of Gandhiji was unveiled in London his great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi, couldn’t help but comment that it resembled Kingsley more than Mahatma himself!

This continued association between Gandhiji an