Pratik Gandhi to essay Mahatma Gandhi in drama series, says 'huge honour and responsibility to play the role with dignity'

Actor Pratik Gandhi is set to essay the role of the great Mahatma Gandhi in upcoming multi-season drama series. The upcoming series will be based on author Ramachandra Guha’s biographies and produced by Sameer Nair’s Applause Entertainment .

The series will recreate the life of India’s greatest modern icon and the father figure of the Indian freedom movement chronicling his earliest days to his actions in South Africa to the great struggle in India. The series will narrate the lesser known stories of his life which played crucial role in shaping young Gandhi into a Mahatma, all his compatriots and contemporaries of the freedom movement. The series will also recreate incredible personalities who, along with Gandhi played an integral part in the shaping of what became free and modern India.

Reportedly, the series will be adapted from Guha’s two books- Gandhi Before India and Gandhi - The Years that Changed the World. It will also be shot extensively in mulitple locations in India and abroad.

On playing the legendary role, Pratik said, “I deeply believe in the Gandhian philosophy and his values that echo simplicity in its purest forms. Personally too, I strive to achieve and imbibe many of his qualities and teachings in my daily life. Moreover, playing the role of Mahatma is very close to my heart ever since my theatre days and now it is a huge honour to yet again essay the role of this legendary leader, on screen. I believe it’s a huge responsibility to essay this role with dignity, grace and conviction and I can’t wait to embark on this journey with Sameer Nair and his team at Applause.”

Talking about casting Pratik in the series, Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair said, Applause Entertainment said, “We couldn’t think of anyone better than the incredibly talented Pratik Gandhi to bring alive the Mahatma, and his philosophies of peace and love that shook the world. We believe that only a richly layered, multi season drama series will do real justice to Gandhi and to all the great personalities that embed the proud and illustrious history of India’s Freedom Struggle. This is a story of the birthing of modern India for a global audience.”