About 22.50 lakh school children in Telangana watch 'Gandhi' movie on eve of I-Day

As many as 22.50 lakh school children in Telangana have watched Richard Attenborough's movie 'Gandhi' which is being screened by the state government as part of the celebration of 75 years of the country's independence. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had asked officials to screen the movie 'Gandhi' on the Father of the Nation to educate the present generation about the freedom



struggle.

The award-winning film is being screened, without charging any tickets, in 552 theatres across the state. It was shown from August 9 to 11 and is being screened from August 14 to 21. The state government has made arrangements to screen the movie for about 2.50 lakh school children every day and 22.50 lakh students have watched it till August 18, official sources said.