'Gandhi is more relevant to the world now than ever before'
India, Oct. 6 -- Few actors have consistently embodied Mahatma Gandhi as Pratik Gandhi has; the 45-year-old has portrayed the father of the nation for years on stage and more recently, in the web series Gandhi, which premiered at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival last month. Coincidentally, the actor happened to be playing MK Gandhi in a stage play on this Gandhi Jayanti too. Ask him about this and Pratik says he believes it was destined. "Me playing Gandhi was written the day I was born in a Gandhi family. It has been an extremely important, poignant, and rewarding experience in itself," he tells us.
"Gandhi is more relevant in these times than he was ever before for the whole world," the actor muses, adding, "We need over a thousand 'Gandhis' in this world today, considering everything that we see around us. And what a coincidence it is that this year, Gandhi Jayanti is on the day of Dussehra. There are so many ravanas that we need to burn and kill within ourselves with the Gandhian approach."
Ask if Pratik himself imbibed any qualities from the Mahatma's life, and he responds with two traits: simplicity and self-belief. "Achieving simplicity in today's complex and hyper-digital world, is a virtue and a privilege to a lot of people. Gandhi ji also said that true strength does not come from physical power, it comes from indomitable will. After performing the character for a long time, I actually understand where it comes from," he shares....
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