Rohini Hattangadi

As

Kasturba Gandhi

Martin Sheen

As

Vince Walker

Ian Charleson

As

Reverend Charlie Andrews

Harsh Nayyar

As

Nathuram Godse

Athol Fugard

As

General Jan Christiaan Smuts

Günther Maria Halmer

As

Dr. Herman Kallenbach

Saeed Jaffrey

As

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Geraldine James

As

Mirabehn

Alyque Padamsee

As

Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Amrish Puri

As

Khan

Roshan Seth

As

Pandit Nehru

Ian Bannen

As

Senior Police Officer

Michael Bryant

As

Principal Secretary

John Clements

As

Advocate General

Richard Griffiths

As

Collins

Nigel Hawthorne

As

Kinnoch

Bernard Hepton

As

G.O.C.

Michael Hordern

As

Sir George Hodge

Shreeram Lagoo

As

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Richard Vernon

As

Sir Edward Gait

Vijay Kashyap

As

Apte

Supriya Pathak

As

Manu

Neena Gupta

As

Abha

Shane Rimmer

As

Commentator

Anang Desai

As

J.B. Kripalani

Winston Ntshona

As

Porter

Peter Cartwright

As

European Passenger

Marius Weyers

As

Conductor

Alok Nath

As

Tyeb Mohammed

Ken Hutchison

As

Police Sergeant

Norman Chancer

As

Reporter

Charu Bala Chokshi

As

Ayah

Om Puri

As

Nahari (uncredited)

David Gant

As

Daniels

Daniel Day-Lewis

As

Colin

Ray Burdis

As

Youth

Daniel Peacock

As

Youth

Avis Bunnage

As

Colin's Mother

Caroline Hutchison

As

Sonja Schlesin

Mohan Agashe

As

Tyeb Mohammed's Friend

John Savident

As

Manager of the Mine

Christopher Good

As

Young Englishman

Jalal Agha

As

Traveller on Train Roof

Rupert Frazer

As

Cavalry Troop Leader

K.K. Raina

As

Nehru's Friend

Dominic Guard

As

Subaltern

Bernard Hill

As

Sergeant Putnam

John Quentin

As

Batsman

Keith Drinkel

As

Major

Gerald Sim

As

Magistrate

Colin Farrell

As

Clerk

Gareth Forwood

As

Secretary

James Cossins

As

Brigadier

John Vine

As

A.D.C.

Geoffrey Chater

As

Government Advocate

Ernest Clark

As

Lord Hunter

Barry John

As

Police Superintendent

Brian Oulton

As

Clerk of Court

Bernard Horsfall

As

General Edgar

Richard Leech

As

Brigadier

Pankaj Kapur

As

Pyarelal

David Sibley

As

Subaltern

Dalip Tahil

As

Zia

Stanley Lebor

As

Police Officer

Terrence Hardiman

As

Ramsay MacDonald

William Hoyland

As

Adjutant

John Ratzenberger

As

American Lieutenant

Tom Alter

As

Doctor at Aga Khan Palace

Sudhir Dalvi

As

Police Commissioner

Vinay Apte

As

Hindu Youth in Calcutta Street

Shekhar Chattopadhyay

As

Suhrawardy

Derek Lyons

As

Radio Reporter at Funeral (uncredited)

Nassar Abdulla

As