The purpose of the film is to tell the present and the future generations "that such a man as Gandhi in flesh and blood walked upon this earth", to acquaint them with his life and work and to spread his message of peace and universal brotherhood to the war-weary and fear-stricken world - a message that is bound to endure and grow in the understanding of man.
In accordance with this aim, it was tried to translate Gandhi's ideas in movie which involved deep research and hard labour. The film brings together a mass of visual record not only of 78-year life of Gandhi but also of an important period of India's history.