Yes, it is propaganda!!

Rating: Null/10 (8 April 1999)

First of all, I'd like to say that I have nothing personal against GANDHI, the > man or the film. The large part of this film really is propaganda. Look at the characters for instance. Gandhi the protagonist is shown here as a saintly figure while his antoganist shown here is Jinnah as some sort > of a crusty snooty evil guy. Even though at first that does not seem so, but the more you get into the film the more you understand that and also the fact how shallow this film is in its depiction of Jinnah. Jinnah was a huge figure in the independence of the subcontinent and just because he wore a suit and tie doesn't mean he was any less a greater person than Gandhi. Also, the fact that the movie was partly sponsored by the National film Board of India makes it clearer that this was a propaganda film. It's clearly an attempt to make the Pakistani people of the Subcontinent look bad.
Maybe somebody should make a movie on Jinnah who knew the game better than Gandhi because he had the vision to know that after the British left the Hindus would dominate over the moslems. Also, there is another scene in the film to make the creation of Pakistan look bad - when Gandhi tries to bribe Jinnah into giving up the concept of Pakistan by telling him he could be the first prime minister of India and have his own cabinet, but in the long run that would have been useless. Because how long could Jinnah stay prime minister in a Hindu dominated society? After this "bribe" who would you believe was a more honorable person - Jinnah or Gandhi?
This movie is a living testament to how strong cinema can be, but it's just a big lie and it entertained a lot of people but if you know the history of the subcontinent you will be less than thrilled with this film.