The trailer to a new film that questions the real story behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi has been released.

Based on true events immediately prior to Gandhi’s assassination, ‘The Gandhi Murder’ stars American actor Stephen Lang (Avatar, Salem, Into the Badlands) and British talents Luke Pasqualino (Skins, The Musketeers, Our Girl), Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, X-Men: The Last Stand) and Om Puri (East is East, The Viceroy’s House)  in his final on-screen role prior to his death in 2017.

71 years after Gandhi’s tragic death at the hands of the Hindu right-wing nationalist, Nathuram Vinayak Godse, ‘The Gandhi Murder’ delves into the political events leading to the assassination that changed the future of Independent India.

The film follows three Senior police officers in different parts of India, who, well aware of the intelligence that Gandhi's life in under threat, must take key decisions that would eventually either save the Mahatma, or the country. 

The film is written and co-directed by history lover, Pankaj Sehgal along with Golden Globe-nominated Algerian director Karim Traidia

Pankaj Sehgal said,  “I love history, but when I was a kid my history books only covered Gandhi’s role in pre-Independence India, but not much else is covered… Our intent is to show Gandhi’s immense contribution to India post-Independence, which is something that very few people understand. 

"They don’t understand that his assassination was bigger than any of his other contributions… India was on the verge of a civil war.”