Gandhi Video Questions Part 1 1. When and where does the movie begin? What tragic event occurs in the opening scene? When and where does the movie flashback to after the opening scene? Why was Gandhi thrown off the train? What was Gandhi’s religion? What was his profession? Why was he beaten by police? Based on the film you will be seeing, answer the following questions on Mahatma Gandhi. What is the 1st example of discrimination Gandhi faces.
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Sir Ben Kingsley's (born Krishna Bhanji) paternal family was from the Indian state of Gujarat, the same state Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was from.
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Sir Ben Kingsley looked so much like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, many natives thought him to be Gandhi's ghost.
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Over three hundred thousand extras appeared in the funeral sequence. About two hundred thousand were volunteers, and ninety-four thousand five hundred sixty were paid a small fee (under contract). The sequence was filmed on January 31, 1981, the 33rd Anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's funeral. Eleven crews shot over twenty thousand feet of film, which was pared down to two minutes and five seconds in the final release.
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The Indian government provided one third of this movie's budget.
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Dustin Hoffman had expressed an early desire to play the title role in this movie, but was offered Tootsie (1982) the same year, and ended up taking the latter role. He eventually lost the Oscar that year to Sir Ben Kingsley, who played Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
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When plans for the film were announced, Sir Richard Attenborough held a press conference in Delhi for the Indian media. There was much concern expressed about how Gandhi, a virtual deity to many Indians, would or should be portrayed on-screen. One female journalist seriously suggested that Gandhi should only be shown as a brilliant white light moving across the screen. An exasperated Attenborough snapped back, 'Madam, I am not making a film about bloody Tinkerbell!'
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Sir Ben Kingsley prepared for his role by studying newsreel footage of Gandhi, reading books on and by the man, dieting, losing weight, practicing Yoga and learning to spin thread just as Gandhi did.
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Sir Richard Attenborough won the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director for this movie, even though he had expected, and hoped, that Steven Spielberg would win for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Attenborough worked with Spielberg on Jurassic Park (1993) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), while Sir Ben Kingsley appeared in Schindler's List (1993), which finally won Spielberg the Best Director and Best Picture Oscars.
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When he won the part, Sir Ben Kingsley decamped to India and lived as best he could as Gandhi.
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Some say that Steven Spielberg cast Sir Richard Attenborough as John Hammond in Jurassic Park (1993) as thanks for his support on Oscar night when Gandhi (1982) trounced E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
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While filming in some of the more rural villages in India, with Sir Ben Kingsley in full make-up as Gandhi, some of the older members of the communities were confused as they thought they were seeing the real man again.
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Sir Ben Kingsley learned to spin cloth in the same way that Gandhi did. He didn't find this to be particularly challenging. Instead, the real problem he encountered was to spin and talk at the same time, which he had major difficulties trying to master.
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Sir Richard Attenborough and his wife Sheila Sim owned a share of the rights in Britain's longest-running play 'The Mousetrap', which they sold to fund the production of this movie.
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No studio was interested in financing this movie. Sir Richard Attenborough said that most of the financing came from: Joseph E. Levine, who agreed to finance in exchange of Attenborough directing A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Magic (1978), sale of his ownership share of 'The Mousetrap', and Jake Eberts, a friend. The rest came from major companies in England, minus the BBC.
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When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi travels to London, he stays at Kingsley Hall. It's a historical coincidence, not a cute reference by the filmmakers.
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For the funeral scene, advertisements calling for three hundred thousand extras were either distributed in pamphlets and by newspapers in Delhi. Extras were not allowed to wear anything other than white and as part of security measures, turnstiles were built at selected entry points for crowd control. The crew bought any clothing that was not white.
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It was originally intended in the funeral scene to use a wax effigy of Sir Ben Kingsley as Gandhi. However, on the day, it was clear to Richard Attenborough that the wax dummy would fool no one, so Kingsley was asked to lie on the funeral pyre. He kept his eyes shut throughout, despite having petals fall on him constantly.
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It was Michael Attenborough, Sir Richard Attenborough's son, who recommended Sir Ben Kingsley to his father.
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In 1962, Sir Richard Attenborough received a phone call from an Indian civil servant called Motilai Kothari, who was working with the Indian High Commission in London. Kothari was a devout follower of Gandhi, and was convinced that Attenborough would be the perfect choice to make a movie about him. Attenborough read Louis Fischer's biography of the Indian statesman and agreed with Motilai, though it would take him twenty years to fulfill the dream. His first act was to meet with the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, and his daughter, Indira Gandhi, as well as Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India. Nehru approved of his plan and promised to help support the production, but his death in 1964 was just one in a long line of setbacks.
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Gandhi's funeral scene employed three hundred thousand extras, which makes it into the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest number of extras in one scene. This is a record that is likely to remain, as huge crowd scenes these days are largely done via CGI. The extras were not paid, they were all volunteers who came to honor the memory of Gandhi. This scene was shot on January 31, 1981, the 33rd Anniversary of Gandhi's assassination, and employed nineteen different cameras.
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In John Ratzenberger's brief scene, his voice was dubbed by Martin Sheen.
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This movie takes place from June 7, 1893 to January 31, 1948.
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At one stage, during the 20 year long development history of this movie, Sir Richard Attenborough offered Sir Anthony Hopkins the role of Gandhi. When Hopkins called his father to tell him the news, his father responded: 'Oh, it's a comedy then, is it?'
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This first of the three movies in which Roshan Seth played Nehru. The others being Bharat Ek Khoj (1988) and The Last Days of the Raj (2007).
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Sir Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin were mentioned in this movie. Sir Richard Attenborough directed biopics of each of these men: Young Winston (1972) and Chaplin (1992), respectively.
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Before filming, Sir Richard Attenborough turned down Geraldine James' request to have an audio recording of the real Madeleine Slade/Mirabehn as part of researching the role. Instead, she was told to play it straight like a normal English woman. Later, she discovered the reason: after filming she was allowed to listen to the recording (taped between Attenborough and Slade in Austria) only to discover that Slade speaks with an Indian accent, having spent thirty-four years in India speaking in Hindi as well. It was James' friend, Casting Director Susie Figgis who recommended her for the role.
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Sir Richard Attenborough first offered Candice Bergen her cameo role in 1966 while they were filming The Sand Pebbles (1966).
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Sir Ben Kingsley studied for the part by watching five hours of newsreel footage of Gandhi in one sitting.
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Sir David Lean and Producer Sam Spiegel planned to make a movie about Gandhi with Sir Alec Guinness as Gandhi after they'd finished The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), but then they opted to make Lawrence of Arabia (1962) instead.
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The twelfth highest grossing film in the U.S. in 1982.
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Gandhi's last words 'Oh God!' are inscribed on his memorial in India in Hindi.
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In the DVD Director's commentary, Sir Richard Attenborough mistakenly says that Ian Charleson died of cancer. This is not the case, Charleson died of an A.I.D.S.-related illness in 1990, the first mainstream British celebrity to do so. Upon his death, Charleson requested that the full cause of his demise be made public in order to bring greater awareness of the disease.
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When this movie was released in 1982, there were some strong criticisms against this film. Richard Grenier wrote both an article and a book called 'The Gandhi Nobody Knows (1983)' criticizing this movie and Indian Government for portraying Gandhi as a saint. Grenier points out that the government of India openly admits to having provided one-third of the financing of this movie out of state funds, straight out of the national treasury. Grenier's book inspired Colonel G.B. Singh to write the book 'Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity' and co-write the book 'Gandhi Under Cross Examination' with Dr. Timothy Watson, which contains more criticisms against Gandhi. Timothy Watson also wrote couple of articles criticizing Gandhi being portrayed as a saint.
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Illness prevented Cinematographer Billy Williams from completing this movie. Ronnie Taylor flew out from England to assist him and ended up completing cinematographic duties. Both men were awarded Oscars for their work on this movie.
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Selected by the Vatican in the 'values' category of its list of forty-five 'great films'.
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Filming took twelve months and used up twenty-three thousand feet of film.
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Sir John Hurt and Sir Tom Courtenay were among the actors approached by Sir Richard Attenborough about playing the lead role. Sir Ben Kingsley was recommended for the role by Harold Pinter, who had seen him in a play; Pinter made the suggestion to Sam Spiegel, an associate of Attenborough's.
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By the late 1960s, Sir Richard Attenborough was still struggling to get this movie made. Figuring that David Lean might still be interested in the project, he approached the world-renowned director who agreed to make this movie, but then changed his mind to go make Ryan's Daughter (1970) instead.
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Sir Alec Guinness, Albert Finney, Peter Finch, Sir Tom Courtenay, Sir Dirk Bogarde, and Sir Anthony Hopkins were all originally considered for the role of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
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According to Geoffrey C. Ward's essay about this movie in Mark C. Carnes' book 'Past Imperfect: History According to the Movies', Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had told Sir Richard Attenborough in 1963 not to deify Gandhi, since Gandhi was too great a man to be deified. The essay makes the point that Attenborough turned it into a mantra that lost its meaning and that this movie essentially deified Gandhi, leaving out anything about his life that could be construed as negative.
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Steven Spielberg, who lost the Best Picture and Best Director awards to Sir Richard Attenborough, later used several cast members in his own movies. Roshan Seth and Om Puri appeared in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). Director Sir Richard Attenborough appeared in Jurassic Park (1993) and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). Sir Ben Kingsley appeared in Schindler's List (1993), which finally did win Best Picture and Best Director for Spielberg. Sir Nigel Hawthorne appeared in Amistad (1997). Martin Sheen appeared in Catch Me If You Can (2002). Finally, Daniel Day-Lewis appeared in Lincoln (2012), which which he, like Kingsley, won an Oscar for Best Actor, and in which his character is also felled by an assassin.
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The last movie of John Boxer (Court Reporter) and Sir John Clements (Advocate General).
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Trevor Howard shot his cameo as Judge Broomfield in two days.
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Theatrical movie debut of Daniel Day-Lewis (Colin).
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During the funeral scenes, Sir Richard Attenborough sensed the estimated three hundred thousand extras were becoming bored and restless. He turned to his trusted Assistant Director, David Tomblin, and whispered 'David, I think the crowd should spend a moment contemplating Gandhi's life and what his death means to India at this moment.'Tomblin immediately stood up and bellowed in to his megaphone: 'RIGHT. LISTEN UP!!! GANDHI'S DEAD, YOU'RE ALL SAD!!! ROLL CAMERAS!'
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A duplicate of this movie's Best Picture Oscar is on display at the 'World of Coca-Cola' exhibit in Atlanta, Georgia. Columbia Pictures, this movie's distributor, was owned by the Coca-Cola Company at the time.
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Last English-language theatrical movie of Dominic Guard (Subaltern). He has since had a long career in British television and a cameo in the French movie Der Mann, der seinen Schatten verlor (1991).
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Part of an early 1980s cycle of British productions set in India. The others being Heat and Dust (1983), The Far Pavilions (1984), A Passage to India (1984), Octopussy (1983), and The Jewel in the Crown (1984).
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Although this movie won several Oscars, many historians consider it propaganda. According to Ranjan Borra's article 'Subhas Chandra Bose, The Indian National Army, and The War of India's Liberation', Clement Atlee, British Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951, told P.B. Chakraborthy, who served as acting Governor of West Bengal and Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court in India, that India was freed from British Empire in 1947 primarily because the Indian Army and Navy personnel had become more loyal to Indian leader Subhas Chandra Bose than to the British Crown. When Chakraborthy asked Atlee about the Gandhi's influence on the British decision to leave India, Atlee slowly chewed out the word, 'm-i-n-i-m-a-l!' In a 1955 BBC interview, Indian politician Dr. B.R. Ambedkar said India's independence from the British Empire was a result of the efforts of Indian leader Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian soldiers.
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Robert Bolt initially considered Marlon Brando for the lead. 'He might allow the part to eat him, instead of him eating the part.'
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Featured Bernard Hill in the small role of Sergeant Putnam. Hill appeared in other Best Picture Oscar winners for each of the following decades: Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
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Gerald Sim (Magistrate) was the brother-in-law of Director Sir Richard Attenborough.
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In 1952, Gabriel Pascal secured an agreement from the then Prime Minister of India, Pandit Nehru, to make a movie of Gandhi's life. However, Pascal died two years later before preparations were completed.
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Sir Richard Attenborough, who was British, directed this movie about an Indian political leader. He appeared in Elizabeth (1998), a movie about a British political leader directed by Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.
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The only movie that year nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards (which it won), and not in any Best Motion Picture category at the Golden Globes.
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Included among the '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die', edited by Steven Schneider.
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Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the four hundred movies nominated for the Top 100 Greatest American Movies.
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We are told, but never shown, that Gandhi meets Charlie Chaplin. Sir Ben Kingsley appeared in Iron Man 3 (2013) with Robert Downey, Jr., who had played Chaplin, also for Director Sir Richard Attenborough.
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Sir Laurence Olivier was announced for General Dyer in 1980. Before Sir David Lean had to abort his version of Gandhi's life, Olivier was scheduled to portray the last Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten.
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Dominic Guard appeared in Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings (1978). Sir Michael Hordern appeared in the BBC Radio drama of The Lord of the Rings, Bernard Hill appeared in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Mohammad Ali Jinnah became the subject of his own movie, Jinnah (1998), which featured Sir Christopher Lee.
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The part of Charlie Andrews was first intended for Michael Denison.
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Daniel Day-Lewis, Roshan Seth, and Saeed Jaffrey appeared in My Beautiful Laundrette (1985).
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Paramahansa Yogananda wrote a chapter about meeting Gandhi in 'Autobiography of a Yogi.' Some of Gandhi's ashes were given to him and are still kept today at Lake Shrine in Los Angeles. Yogananda reported that before he died, Gandhi forgave the gunman who shot him.
The film cast includes four Oscar winners: Sir Ben Kingsley, Sir John Gielgud, Sir John Mills, and Daniel Day-Lewis; and four Oscar nominees: Candice Bergen, Trevor Howard, Ian Bannen, and Nigel Hawthorne.
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Ian Charleson and Sir John Gielgud appeared in Chariots of Fire (1981), also a Best Picture Oscar winner.
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In 1965, it was announced that Joseph E. Levine and his Embassy Productions would be filming this in October with Sir Richard Attenborough directing on a budget of five and a half million dollars.
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Edward Fox's brother, James, appeared in Jinnah (1998).
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The only Best Picture Oscar nominee that year to be also nominated for Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design, and Best Make-up.
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Naseeruddin Shah and the late Smita Patil auditioned for the roles of Kasturba and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
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Sir Ben Kingsley and Sir Nigel Hawthorne appeared in Turtle Diary (1985), Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992), and Twelfth Night or What You Will (1996).
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Newsreel footage tells us that Gandhi met Charles Chaplin during his trip to England. Not only did Richard Attenborough later direct Chaplin (1992), but Chaplin himself was portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., who appeared with Kingsley in Iron Man 3 (2013).
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Daniel Day-Lewis: One of the young boys who insults Gandhi while walking on the sidewalk in South Africa.
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Presentation on theme: 'Answers to Movie Questions: Gandhi'— Presentation transcript:
1 Answers to Movie Questions: Gandhi
2 Introduction: Assassination and Funeral Where and when does the assassination of Gandhi occur?New Delhi, IndiaJanuary 30th, 1948Who said about Gandhi that, “Generations to come will scare believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth”?Albert Einstein
3 Welcome to South Africa When and where does the movie pick up the story of Gandhi’s biography?South Africa in 1893In what city did Gandhi study law?LondonWhy was Gandhi thrown off the train?No colored people in first class, Apartheid LawsWhat Empire is South Africa part of?BritishAre Indians allowed to walk on the sidewalks in South Africa?NoWhy were Hindu Indians brought to South Africa?Pick the crops from the field and dig in the minesHow did Gandhi say he would fight the pass law?Civil Disobedience (politely refusing to follow laws that were unjust)
4 First ProtestHow many people did Gandhi expect to show up to his first protest meeting and about how many showed up?1000s, not manyWhy was Gandhi protesting the pass law?Discrimination against IndiansWhite British citizens did not need the passes, but brown and black British citizens didWhy was Gandhi beaten by the police at the demonstration?He refused to stop burning the passesWhy was the media interested in Gandhi’s demonstration?Classic story of David and Goliath
5 Out of PrisonWhat were the extent of Gandhi’s injuries from his first beating?Broken JawCharley Andrews came from India to South Africa for what purpose?Helping Gandhi fight against the Apartheid LawsWhat biblical reasoning did Gandhi give for not moving off of the sidewalk and walking into a confrontation?Turn the other cheekWho saved him from being beaten up?The hooligan’s motherWere the pass laws changed to become more or less strict?More StrictWho is Mr. Walker?A reporter from the New York Times
6 AshramHow does Gandhi respond when Mr. Walker asks him if he is going to respect the new pass law?Gandhi cannot follow an unjust lawWhat was the purpose of the Ashram?For everyone to live as equalsWhat does Gandhi and his wife argue about?Her having to clean toiletsWhat aspect of Gandhi’s character is the director trying to show in the scene between Gandhi and his wife?He is not perfectHe is very focused on his cause
7 The Meeting about the new Pass Law 24. What were some of the characteristics of South Africa’s new Pass Law?FingerprintsPolice could come into house to check passesHow does Gandhi ask the Indians to fight against the South Africans at the meeting?Civil Disobedience and no violenceWhat national anthem did they sing to end the meeting?British
8 The First ProtestWhat did Gandhi and the mineworkers do when the police horses charged at them?They lied down on the roadWhat did many of Mr. Andrews’s church members do when he praised Gandhi for battling against an unjust law?They walked outWho was working in the mines and fields for the white South African owners during the strike that Gandhi organized?No oneWhat did the overcrowding in the prison and lack of mine workers force the South African government to do with Gandhi?Give in to his protests, let the Indians out of prisonWhat did General Smuts agree to do about the law restricting the freedom of Indians?Repeal the Law (end it)
9 Re-Discovering India Why is Gandhi dressed so differently? To dress like the regular peasant IndiansWhat does Gandhi say about his support of World War I?He supports itWhy was Gandhi treated like a hero on his return to India?He stood up to British discrimination in South AfricaUpon Gandhi’s return to India, what country was governing India?BritainWhile Gandhi was at the gathering of wealthy Indian leaders, did any of them seem to advocate violence in order to gain Indian independence?YesWhat was the purpose of Gandhi’s train trip across India?Re-discover his countryWhat seemed to be the general economic situation of India that Gandhi witnessed on this travels?Poverty
10 Congress Party Convention What do the three Indian politicians want to demand at a party convention?Home RuleWhen Gandhi began his speech, not many were paying attention. What did he say that got everyone to quiet down and listen?Equality, Liberty, DemocracyWhat was the message of Gandhi’s speech at the party convention?Non-violent civil disobedience with corrupt British rules
11 Gandhi Goes to the Village Champaran What did the soldiers tell Gandhi to do immediately after he got off the train?Threaten arrest himWhat were the British landlords refusing to give the villagers until the Indians paid their rent in cash?Food and waterWhy was Gandhi arrested?Disturbing the PeaceWhat sport were the British playing?Cricket
12 Gandhi in PrisonAt this point in the movie, how many different times has it been shown that Gandhi is thrown in jail?ThirdWhy is Gandhi barely dressed?To show his solidarity (support) for the peasantsWhy does Gandhi ask Charley Andrews to go to Fiji?The movement for equality has to be handled by Indians
13 Gandhi in CourtOn what grounds was Gandhi ordered out of the poor villagers’ province?Disturbing the peaceWhy did the judge have to decide not to send Gandhi to jail or fine him?He feared a disturbance by the 1000s of supporters of GandhiWhat did the four young rich Indian men (who laughed at Gandhi a few months earlier) wish to do?Help him with the movementWhat did the British Viceroy order the landlords of the village to do?Pay back rentsLet them grow whatever crops they wantAn investigation of living conditions
14 Meeting with “Home Rule” Leaders 53. What were the new British restrictions being placed on India that they were meeting to discuss how to respond to?Search without a warrantArrest any one with papers or books discussing the end of British rule in India54. What response to the restrictions did Gandhi offer?A day of prayer and fasting (no eating)No one worksThe British controlled economy of India stopsWere the British leaders concerned about the protest?Not in the beginningWhat was their decision on how to deal with Gandhi and the protest?When the protests were successful, the government had Gandhi arrested
15 Massacre of AmritsynGandhi is in prison again. At this point in the movie, how many times has he been jailed?How many causalities (dead and seriously wounded) were there in the lesson the General intended to have an impact throughout all of India?1516 with 1650 bullets firedDid the General realize he was slaughtering women and children?YesDid the British government support the General’s actions?No
16 Answers to Gandhi Questions Part II (61 to 109)
17 Meeting to discuss the Massacre with British Officials After the massacre, what does Gandhi tell the British it is time for them to do?Leave (“Walk out”)What religious minority in India does the British official claim his government is protecting?MuslimsWhat method does Gandhi intend to use in order to force the British out of India?Civil DisobedienceNon-violent, non-cooperationWhen the British officials were meeting in private, what was their general response to Gandhi’s message to them?To laugh at itNot taking it seriously
18 Burning the British Clothes What is “homespun”?Cloth made in the house (like before the industrial revolution)What was the purpose of Gandhi asking the people to burn their British clothes and make their own?Stop giving the British their moneyBoycottWho is Mirabel?Mirabel - The daughter of a British navy admiral who becomes a follower of Gandhi
19 Hindu v. Muslim Conflict What religion were the soldiers beating the marchers?Muslims (Islam)What religion were the marchers?HindusWhat does Gandhi say is the result of the kind of justice that takes an eye for an eye?It makes the whole world blindGandhi’s advisor’s tell him he is the father of the nation. In the aftermath of the riot, what is Gandhi’s response to their comments?ShameWhat does Gandhi do in order to stop the rioting and violent marches?Fasting – Not EatingDid the people of India heed Gandhi’s call to stop the protests and demonstrations?Yes
20 The First Long FastWhat did Gandhi say has always happened to tyrants and dictators all through history?They always fallWhy did Gandhi say that he might have over done it with his long fast?The protesters were giving the British soldiers flowersAfter Gandhi stopped the rioting with his fast, how did the British government reward him?Arrested him (sent him to jail)
21 In Court Again What penalty does Gandhi ask the court to give him? The maximumFor how many years is Gandhi sentenced to prison?SixWhat action does the judge take to demonstrate his sympathy for Gandhi and his methods?He stood when Gandhi stood
22 Gandhi’s Out of PrisonWho showed up to see Gandhi that knew him from his work many years earlier in South Africa?The New York Times, Mr. WalkerHow old was Gandhi when he married his wife?13During his childhood, in what religion was Gandhi raised?HinduWhat is the big protest that Gandhi is planning?The March to the Sea (to make salt)
23 The March to the SeaIn what way is Gandhi breaking the law by making salt?The British forbid Indians to make saltHow are the British planning to respond to Gandhi’s March to the Sea?In the beginning, they planned to ignore itWhat anniversary is Gandhi planning on arriving at the sea to make salt?AmritsarWho does Gandhi say is in control of the situation in India?He is in control
24 Results of the Salt Protest Did the British continue to ignore the salt making protest?No, they started arresting everyoneDuring the protest demonstrations was there any violence on the part of the British?YesDuring the protest demonstrations was there any violence on the part of the Indians?NoGandhi planned to block the entrance to a Salt making factory. What did the British do to him?ArrestedDid the protest continue on without Gandhi?According to the report of Mr. Walker, how long did the protesters continue to walk four at a time into the beatings?All day and nightWho did Mr. Walker declare victory for in the aftermath of the protest, India or the British?Indians
25 Discussions of the Independence of India Why did the British finally decide to enter into discussions of Indian independence with Gandhi?They could not control 350 million Indians any longerWorld opinion shifted against the BritishWhat British city did Gandhi go to for the meetings?LondonGandhi was thinking ahead to when the British would finally leave India. On what terms did he want to part with them?As friends
26 World War IIAt the train station, Gandhi was going to make a speech in which he would voice his opposition to the British involvement in World War II. What was the response of the British to this?Arrest himAt his point in the movie, how many times has Gandhi been jailed?South Africa – pass demonstrationSouth Africa – for not carrying the pass on a second occasionIndian Village for disturbing the peaceAfter the fast to stop the violence caused by the massacre of Amritsar (for six years)For making saltTo stop an anti war speech about WWIIWhat aspect of India’s coming independence is Gandhi worried about?Muslim – Hindu violenceWhat happened to Gandhi’s wife while imprisoned under house arrest?She died of a heart attack
27 Division of IndiaWhen Gandhi stops the car to engage the protestors, what religions does he say he is?Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Christian, and JewWhat compromise did Gandhi offer to the Muslims to keep India undivided?The Muslims could control the governmentWere his Hindu advisors willing to support Gandhi’s compromise?No
28 The British Leave In what year did the British finally leave India? 1947Why were so many people traveling along the newly formed India – Pakistan border?Hindus were leaving PakistanMuslims were leaving IndiaIt was a mass migration to escape religious persecution and ethnic conflict
29 The Last FastWhat action does Gandhi take to try to bring about peace between the Hindus and Muslims?FastWhat does Gandhi tell the Hindu who murdered a child is his way out of hell?Raise a Muslim child as a MuslimWho shoots Gandhi, a Hindu or a Muslim?Strict Hindus considered Gandhi a traitor to his faith and his peopleFor this he was assassinated