
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.

Saeed Jaffrey
Narrator

Indira Gandhi
Self

Jawaharlal Nehru
Self (archive footage)
Abul Kalam Azad
Self (archive footage)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Self (archive footage)

Mahatma Gandhi
Self (archive footage)
Vallabhbhai Patel
Self (archive footage)

Machines
Machines

Harbin
Harbin

Sita: The Incarnation
Sita: The Incarnation

Fascinating India
Fascinating India

Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam
Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam

Aśoka
Aśoka

The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers

The Search for the Meaning
The Search for the Meaning

Inde : les villages sans utérus / RDC : le long chemin d’un salaire
Inde : les villages sans utérus / RDC : le long chemin d’un salaire

The Karma Killings
The Karma Killings
Elephant: Lord of the Jungle
Elephant: Lord of the Jungle

Wild Karnataka
Wild Karnataka