Inspired by 'The Crown', new series explores Gandhi's early life

The producers plan a three-season series based on historian Ramachandra Guha's biographical books "Gandhi Before India" and "Gandhi: The Years that Changed the World".

The years of Mahatma Gandhi when he was a shy young man who had yet to become the revered father of a nation are being brought back to life in a historic London pub and other British venues for a new television series.

The producers plan a three-season series based on historian Ramachandra Guha's biographical books "Gandhi Before India" and "Gandhi: The Years that Changed the World".

Sameer Nair, the managing director of Indian production company Applause Entertainment, says that the extended format "much in the vein of (Netflix series) 'The Crown'" allows greater scope than, for instance, the films on Gandhi's life.