Hansal Mehta's series Gandhi to premiere at TIFF

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s much-anticipated series Gandhi, starring Pratik Gandhi will soon have a world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September.

The filmmaker announced the big news on Friday. He took to his social media and announced, “An audacious dream, born of belief and perseverance, now steps onto the world stage. 'Gandhi' will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025 as part of its carefully curated Primetime slate.”

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Hansal Mehta continued expressing his excitement and shared a poster of the series, writing, “Honored. Humbled. Grateful. The World Premiere of our absolute labour of love “Gandhi” at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival 2025, the first Indian series to be selected in TIFF’s very carefully curated Primetime slate!​”

Pratik played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the series, which is backed by Sameer Nair's Applause Entertainment.

Gandhi is based on renowned historian and author Ramachandra Guha's books, titled Gandhi Before India and Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World.

The upcoming series will also feature Bhamini Oza as Kasturba Gandhi and Harry Potter franchise star Tom Felton as Josiah Oldfield.

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Gandhi is among six world premieres selected for the 2025 edition of Primetime. Other films that will premiere during the event include Sterlin Harjo's The Lowdown, featuring Ethan Hawke; Netflix’s Canadian original Wayward, Black Rabbi starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman; the documentary series Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League; and The Savage by Iranian filmmaker Houman Seyyedi.

The 50th edition of TIFF is scheduled to be held from September 4 to 14.