Ben Kingsley
Role: Mahatma Gandhi
Candice Bergen
Role: Margaret Bourke-White
Edward Fox
Role: General Dyer
John Gielgud
Role: Lord Irwin
Trevor Howard
Role: Judge Broomfield
John Mills
Role: Lord Chelmsford
Rohini Hattangadi
Role: Kasturba Gandhi
Martin Sheen
Role: Vince Walker
Ian Charleson
Role: Reverend Charlie Andrews
Harsh Nayyar
Role: Nathuram Godse
Athol Fugard
Role: General Jan Christiaan Smuts
Günther Maria Halmer
Role: Dr. Herman Kallenbach
Saeed Jaffrey
Role: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Geraldine James
Role: Mirabehn
Alyque Padamsee
Role: Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Roshan Seth
Role: Pandit Nehru
Ian Bannen
Role: Senior Police Officer Fields
Michael Bryant
Role: Principal Secretary
John Clements
Role: Advocate General
Richard Griffiths
Role: Collins
Nigel Hawthorne
Role: Kinnoch
Bernard Hepton
Role: G.O.C.
Michael Hordern
Role: Sir George Hodge
Shreeram Lagoo
Role: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Virendra Razdan
Role: Maulana Azad
Richard Vernon
Role: Sir Edward Gait
Prabhakar Patankar
Role: Prakash
Nigam Prakash
Role: Karkare
Shane Rimmer
Role: Commentator
Peter Harlowe
Role: Lord Mountbatten
Anang Desai
Role: J.B. Kripalani
Winston Ntshona
Role: Porter
Peter Cartwright
Role: European Passenger
Marius Weyers
Role: Conductor
Alok Nath
Role: Tyeb Mohammed
Ken Hutchison
Role: Police Sergeant
Norman Chancer
Role: Reporter
Gulshan Kapoor
Role: Rich Merchant
Charu Bala Chokshi
Role: Ayah
Raj Chaturvedi
Role: Harilal Gandhi
Avpar Jhita
Role: Manilal Gandhi
Anthony Sagger
Role: Ramdas Gandhi
Om Puri
Role: Nahari (uncredited)
Daniel Day-Lewis
Role: Colin
Daniel Peacock
Role: Youth
Avis Bunnage
Role: Colin's Mother
Caroline Hutchison
Role: Sonja Schlesin
Mohan Agashe
Role: Tyeb Mohammed's Friend
Sudhanshu Mishra
Role: Man in Gallery
John Savident
Role: Manager of the Mine
John Patrick
Role: Mounted Police Sergeant
Michael Godley
Role: Clergyman
Stewart Harwood
Role: Prison Officer
Stanley McGeagh
Role: Prison Guard
Christopher Good
Role: Young Englishman
David Markham
Role: Older Englishman
Jyoti Sarup
Role: Young Indian Reporter
John Naylor
Role: English Reporter
Wilson George
Role: American Reporter
Hanshu Mehta
Role: Older Indian Reporter
Sudarshan Sethi
Role: Motilal Nehru
Sunila Pradhan
Role: Mrs. Motilal Nehru
Moti Makan
Role: Traveller on Train Roof
Jalal Agha
Role: Traveller on Train Roof
Rupert Frazer
Role: Cavalry Troop Leader
Manohar Pitale
Role: Shukla
Homi Daruvala
Role: Nehru's Friend
K.K. Raina
Role: Nehru's Friend
Vivek Swaroop
Role: Nehru's Friend
Raja Biswas
Role: Nehru's Friend
Dominic Guard
Role: Subaltern
Bernard Hill
Role: Sergeant Putnam
Rama Kant Jha
Role: Village Leader
Nana Palsikar
Role: Villager
Alpna Gupta
Role: Villager's Wife
Chandrakant Thakkar
Role: Policeman
John Quentin
Role: Batsman
Graham Seed
Role: Wicket-Keeper
Bob Barbenia
Role: Police Guard
Gerald Sim
Role: Magistrate
Sanjeev Puri
Role: Young Man
Gareth Forwood
Role: Secretary
Vijay Crishna
Role: Chauffeur
Sankalp Dubey
Role: Servant
James Cossins
Role: Brigadier
Gurcharan Singh
Role: Speaker in Jallianwalla Bagh
Geoffrey Chater
Role: Government Advocate
Ernest Clark
Role: Lord Hunter
Habib Tanvir
Role: Indian Barrister
Pankaj Mohan
Role: Mahadev Desai
Subhash Gupta
Role: Policeman at Chauri Chaura
Aadil
Role: Policeman at Chauri Chaura
Rajeshwar Nath
Role: Marcher at Chauri Chaura
S.S. Thakur
Role: Marcher at Chauri Chaura
Rahul Gupta
Role: Boy with Goat
Barry John
Role: Police Superintendent
Brian Oulton
Role: Clerk of Court
James Snell
Role: Court Reporter
John Boxer
Role: Court Reporter
Gerard Norman
Role: Court Reporter
Bernard Horsfall
Role: General Edgar
Richard Leech
Role: Brigadier
Pankaj Kapur
Role: Pyarelal
Tarla Mehta
Role: Sarojini Naidu
David Sibley
Role: Subaltern
Stanley Lebor
Role: Police Officer
Terrence Hardiman
Role: Ramsay MacDonald
Monica Gupta
Role: Little Girl
William Hoyland
Role: Adjutant
John Ratzenberger
Role: American Lieutenant
Jack McKenzie
Role: Major at Aga Khan Palace
Tom Alter
Role: Doctor at Aga Khan Palace
Jane Myerson
Role: Lady Mountbatten
Roop Kumar Razdan
Role: Hindu Youth at Ashram
Bani Sharad Joshi
Role: Woman Refugee
Vagish Kumar Singh
Role: Man Refugee
Dilsher Singh
Role: Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Sudhir Dalvi
Role: Police Commissioner
Irpinder Puri
Role: Sushila Nayyar
Pren Kapoor
Role: Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Vinay Apte
Role: Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Aswini Kumar
Role: Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Avinash Dogra
Role: Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Shreedhar Joshi
Role: Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Suhas Palshikar
Role: Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street
Karkirat Singh
Role: Nehru's Aide
Shekhar Chattopadhyay
Role: Suhrawardy
Bhatawadekar Prakash
Role: Goonda
Derek Lyons
Role: Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Role: Man in the Crowd (uncredited)
