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Ben Kingsley

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Famous as :

Actor

Birth Name :

Krishna Pandit Bhanji

Birth Date :

December 31, 1943

Birth Place :

Scarborough, Yorkshire, UK

Claim to fame :

As Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi "Bapu" in "Gandhi" (1982)
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the New Year's Eve Honors List 2001.
Listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating poll and as a suggestion in Worst Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film "Thunderbirds" (2004).
Is of half Indian and half English descent.
His grandfather is a spice trader in Zanzibar.
Got his stage name from his grandfather's nickname "Clove King".
 
 
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Ben Kingsley Pictures


Hugo Premiere
81st Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals
Hugo Premiere
7th Annual Tribeca Film Festival - "Tennessee" Premiere - Arrivals
World Premiere of Bad Teacher - Arrivals
"Inglourious Basterds" New York Premiere - Arrivals
'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time' World Premiere
Hugo Premiere
You Kill Me Movie Screening - Arrivals - 2007 Cine Vegas Film Festival