Continuity: The woman reporter was walking behind Gandhi at the beginning of the movie. At the end, in the "repeat," she wasn't.
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Mistakes
During the scenes of the Calcutta riots and various other places, we see various cars from the 50's when the events in question took place in the 40's. Most notably several Morris cars which hadn't been built yet. See more...
Trivia
For his role in Gandhi, Kingsley became the first actor of Indian descent to win an Oscar for an acting role. See more...
Gandhi mistakes
Factual error: Jan Christiaan Smuts is referred to as the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa in this film when Gandhi is there. Smuts didn't gain the office until 1919, after the death of Prime Minister Louis Botha. Gandhi left South Africa in 1914 and never returned.
Continuity: In the scene where Gandhi leads out the striking mineworkers, he confronts the mine owner who then drives away in his car. The car turns the corner and drives out of sight. Then the police come round the same corner on horseback. The cloud of dust caused by the car disappears a split-second before the horses come into view, indicating that it is really two shots with a time gap which has been edited out.
Gandhi trivia
Ben Kingsley was offered the title role only after Alec Guinness and Anthony Hopkins turned it down.
For his role in Gandhi, Kingsley became the first actor of Indian descent to win an Oscar for an acting role.