Gandhi director Attenborough dies at 90

London: Oscar-winning British filmmaker Richard Attenborough, who struggled for 20 years to bring the life of Mahatma Gandhi on-screen in 1982 film Gandhi, has passed away. He was 90. The actor-director’s son, Michael Attenborough told the BBC that his father died at lunchtime on Sunday. He had been in poor health for some time and died just four days before his 91st birthday. (PTI)