Pratik Gandhi To Play Mahatma Gandhi In Biopic Based On Ramachandra Guha Books

Aditya Birla Group's Applause Entertainment has announced a major biopic on the life of 'Gandhi,' one of India's greatest freedom warriors.

Pratik Gandhi To Play Mahatma

New Delhi: With Pratik Gandhi taking on the role of the great Mahatma, Applause Entertainment hopes to capture the fascinating life of India's most contemporary symbol and the father figure of India's liberation fight.

Mahatma Gandhi's life and times will be the subject of Applause Entertainment's most ambitious series to date! 

Aditya Birla Group's Applause Entertainment has announced a major biopic on the life of 'Gandhi,' one of India's greatest freedom warriors. It will be a multi-season series based on the works of famous author Ramachandra Guha. Guha's two most authoritative works on Gandhi have been purchased by the studio.

Ramachandra Guha, a renowned historian and biographer, remarked, “Gandhi’s work transformed the world, and his legacy still sparks the most intense debates. His life was an epic journey, played out across three great countries: India, England and South Africa. He fought nobly for freedom, for inter-faith harmony, and for the rights of the underprivileged. Along the way, he made many friends and not a few enemies too. I am delighted that my books on Gandhi are now being adapted for this ambitious and exciting series being produced by Applause Entertainment. I am confident that it will bring the complex contours of Gandhi’s life and the moral essence of his teachings to viewers across the globe.”

Pratik Gandhi says, “I deeply believe in the Gandhian philosophy and his values that echo simplicity in its purest forms. Personally too, I strive to achieve and imbibe many of his qualities and teachings in my daily life. Moreover, playing the role of Mahatma is very close to my heart ever since my theatre days and now it is a huge honour to yet again essay the role of this legendary leader, on screen. I believe it’s a huge responsibility to essay this role with dignity, grace and conviction and I can’t wait to embark on this journey with Sameer Nair and his team at Applause.”

The series will recount the lesser-known episodes of Gandhi's life that shaped him into a Mahatma, from his early days in South Africa through the epic battle in India. That's not all: The book will also relate the story of all of his fellow freedom fighters and contemporaries who helped shape the country into what it is today.