India Gandhi sits in the top 9% of India films on this catalog — ranked #169 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
“His triumph changed the world forever.”
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Audience Engagement
2,110 audience reviews — more than 99% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #169 of 1,983 India films indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #128 of 1,132 (top 11%).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gandhi. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + History in India
52 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gandhi itself).
The 1981–1983 India Window
Among 20 India films we catalog from this window, Gandhi places #2 — near the top of its class.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in India, 74 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Gandhi premiered alongside 6 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 3h 11m runtime, production spent $115K per minute on screen and earned $407K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other India films in 1982.
The 86th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gandhi, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- strike · 5
- independence · 4
- british empire · 4
- release from prison · 3
- imprisonment · 3
- idealism · 3
- freedom · 2
- colony · 2
- british army · 2
- idealist · 2
- prayer · 1
- demonstration · 1
- hunger strike · 1
- political negotiations · 1
- conference · 1
- nonviolent resistance · 1
- apartheid · 1
- fighting the system · 1
- protest · 10
- muslim · 9
- hindu · 7
- independence movement · 7
- based on true story · 98
- biography · 75
- world war ii · 55
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | India, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Goldcrest, Indo-British, International Film Investors, National Film Development Corporation of India, Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime | 3h 11m |
| Release Date | November 30, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0083987 |