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Blind faith?
By: Tushar Joshi & Sandipan Dalal
October 3, 2006

Yesterday was Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. In Lage Raho Munnabhai, Sanjay Dutt wins a quiz contest on Gandhi and a date with the girl he adores.

Yesterday being Bapu's birthday, we decided to quiz some celebs to see if they have their facts right on the father of the nation.

Kunal Khemu
Where was he born? Sabarmati, Gujarat
How many children did he have? I don't know
Where were his seeds of civil disobedience sown? South Africa
The name of his autobiography? No idea
Which Hollywood actor played Gandhi? Ben Kingsley
2.5/5

Dia Mirza
Where was he born? Porbandar, Gujarat
How many children did he have? Four sons: Harilal, Ramlal, Devdas and Ramdas
Where were his seeds of civil disobedience sown? South Africa
The name of his autobiography? I don't know
Which Hollywood actor played Gandhi? Ben Kingsley
4/5

Mansi Verma
Where was he born? Gujarat
How many children did he have? Four or five
Where were his seeds of civil disobedience sown? South Africa
The name of his autobiography? I don't know
Which Hollywood actor played Gandhi? Haven't seen the film, so I don't know
1.5/5

Rakshanda Khan
Where was he born? Gujarat
How many children did he have? No idea
Where were his seeds of civil disobedience sown? South Africa
The name of his autobiography? I don't know
Which Hollywood actor played Gandhi? Ben Kingsley
2.5/5

Narayani Shastri
Where was he born? Gandhinagar
How many children did he have? He had one kid
Where were his seeds of civil disobedience sown? South Africa
The name of his autobiography? I don't know
Which Hollywood actor played Gandhi? Ben Kingsley (we overheard her taking help for this one. Very bad, Narayani!)
1/5

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Fact File

Where was he born?
Porbandar, Gujarat
How many children did he have?
Four sons
In which country did he employ his ideas of civil disobedience for the first time?
South Africa
The name of his autobiography?
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Who played Gandhi in Richard Attenborough's film?
Ben Kingsley

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