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Nehru

5.0 / 10 1984 2h 43mNR English
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Narrator

Lead
Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

Self

Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru

Self (archive footage)

AK

Abul Kalam Azad

Self (archive footage)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Self (archive footage)

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Self (archive footage)

VP

Vallabhbhai Patel

Self (archive footage)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yuri Aldokhin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Nehru is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker