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Gandhi (1982)

Where Gandhi says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The train station in South Africa, the London talks, and the palace were all filmed in India or in an English studio

Scenes and places

The prayer walk at Birla House (1948)

The film opens on Gandhi as he heads to afternoon prayers in New Delhi, before it goes back to where his story started.

Set in Birla House, New Delhi — The New Delhi house where the film begins on the afternoon of 30 January 1948. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The house in New Delhi where Gandhi spent his last months, now the Gandhi Smriti museum.

Filmed at Birla House (Gandhi Smriti), New Delhi — The film's opening scenes were shot at the real house, not a copy. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Thrown off the train at Pietermaritzburg (1893)

Gandhi, a young lawyer with a valid ticket, is forced off a whites-only carriage. The humiliation turns him toward fighting for equal rights.

Set in Pietermaritzburg station, Natal — The station in the Colony of Natal where young lawyer Gandhi is put off a whites-only carriage in 1893.

A railway station in the Colony of Natal, South Africa.

Filmed at Garhi Harsaru Junction railway station, Haryana — An Indian station near Gurgaon stood in for Pietermaritzburg. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Meeting General Smuts (1908)

Gandhi answers the fingerprinting law with peaceful demonstrations and is arrested. The government eventually gives way on some rights.

Set in General Smuts's office, South Africa — The government office where Gandhi faces General Smuts during the campaign over fingerprinting of Indians.

A government office in South Africa, built on screen from a palace in India.

Filmed at Hyderabad House, New Delhi — A New Delhi palace used as General Smuts's office. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Jallianwala Bagh crowd (1919)

A crowd gathers to hear speeches about freedom. Colonel Dyer orders his troops to fire, and Gandhi's patience with British rule is broken.

Set in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar — The walled public garden in Amritsar where a crowd was fired upon in 1919. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A public garden in Amritsar, Punjab.

The Round Table talks in London (1931)

Gandhi is invited to London to argue for India's future. The talks prove fruitless.

Set in Round Table Conference, London — The conference in London where Gandhi is invited to discuss Dominion status for India.

A conference in London on the future status of India.

Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — The English part of the shoot is credited to Shepperton Studios; which scene was filmed there is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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House arrest at the Aga Khan Palace (1942)

Gandhi and other Congress leaders are imprisoned during World War II. In the palace, Gandhi's wife Kasturba dies.

Set in Aga Khan Palace, Pune — The palace in Pune where Gandhi is held under house arrest during World War II. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A palace in Pune used as a place of detention.

Filmed at Aga Khan Palace, Pune — The film was shot at the real palace. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The funeral procession in New Delhi (1948)

A vast crowd lines the streets of New Delhi as a procession moves through the city.

Set in Funeral procession, New Delhi — The streets of New Delhi where Gandhi's casket is carried past a vast crowd.

The streets of New Delhi.

Filmed at Koilwar Bridge, Bihar — Champaran satyagraha (scene link not confirmed) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Mohandas Gandhi — A lawyer who becomes the leader of India's independence movement.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the South African station in Gandhi really filmed?