The film The Making of the Mahatma has been directed by
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- APeter Ustinov
- BRichard Attenborough
- CShyam BenegalCorrect
- DMira Nair
Explanation
The correct answer is C because The Making of the Mahatma is a 1996 film directed by the acclaimed Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal. The movie is a joint Indian South African production that focuses on the 21 years Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi spent in South Africa. It is based on the book The Apprenticeship of a Mahatma by Fatima Meer. While Richard Attenborough directed the world famous 1982 film Gandhi, the specific film mentioned in the question is the work of Shyam Benegal.
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