

Overview
Divided into three parts — The Awakening, The Struggle, and Freedom — this is a biographical film on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. Relying on Nehru's writings and speeches, the film traces the evolution of Nehru from his birth through his life. It also deals with the effect of history on Nehru and in turn his impact on the world.
Directors
Yuri Aldokhin, Shyam Benegal
Cast
Saeed Jaffrey
Narrator
Indira Gandhi
Self
Jawaharlal Nehru
Self (archive footage)
Abul Kalam Azad
Self (archive footage)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Self (archive footage)
Mahatma Gandhi
Self (archive footage)
Vallabhbhai Patel
Self (archive footage)
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