Divided into three parts — The Awakening, The Struggle, and Freedom — this is a biographical film on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. Relying on Nehru's writings and speeches, the film traces the evolution of Nehru from his birth through his life. It also deals with the effect of history on Nehru and in turn his impact on the world.

• Films Division of India
• Sovinfilm
• Saeed Jaffrey
• Indira Gandhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Abul Kalam Azad
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Vallabhbhai Patel