1982 Richard Attenborough film starring Ben Kingsley in the title role (6)

I believe the answer is:

gandhi

(Other definitions for gandhi that I've seen before include "popular leader" , "Old Indian leader" , "civil rights leader" , "Indian political and spiritual leader, assassinated 1948" , "Leader of Indian independence movement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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