The film begins with Mahatma Gandhi's (Ben Kingsley) assassination on January 30, 1948. The story flashes back to why Gandhi became what he was. A young lawyer, Gandhi is thrown off a train in South Africa as he is not allowed to travel by first class as he is not a white. That is when he realises that all the laws are biased against Indians. Thus begin his non-violent protests against the...

The film begins with Mahatma Gandhi's (Ben Kingsley) assassination on January 30, 1948. The story flashes back to why Gandhi became what he was. A young lawyer, Gandhi is thrown off a train in South Africa as he is not allowed to travel by first class as he is not a white. That is when he realises that all the laws are biased against Indians. Thus begin his non-violent protests against the British. To begin with, Gandhi launches them in South Africa. Later, he continues it in India till the country gets her freedom.