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Bhagat
Singh, One of the most famous revolutionist of Indian
independence movement was born in a Sikh family of farmers
in the village of Banga of Layalpur district in Punjab
(now in Pakistan) on September 27th of 1907. From an early
age, Bhagat Singh started dreaming of uprooting the British
empire. In search of revolutionary groups and ideas, he
met Sukhdev and Rajguru. Bhagat Singh, along with the
help of Chandrashekhar Azad, formed the Hindustan Socialist
Republican Army (HSRA). The aim of this Indian revolutionary
movement was defined as not only to make India independent,
but also to create "a socialist India." To warn
the British government of its misdeeds, Bhagat Singh threw
a bomb at the Central Legislative Assembly. He was
jailed and hanged to death. By sacrificing
his life at the age of 30 Bhagat Singh became an
inspiration and symbol of heroism.
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The Legend
of Bhagat Singh |
Director |
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Rajkumar
Santoshi |
Cast |
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Ajay
Devgan, Susanth Singh, Santosh, Akhilendra
Mishra, Farida Jalal, Raj Babbar, Amrita Rao |
Release
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June 7, 2002 |
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The
film is a powerful, gripping and exhaustive guide
on the violent movement of Indian independence against
the British. It unfolds the events of Bhagat Singh's
life. Ajay Devgan
plays the role of Bhagat Singh. He portrays all facets
of Bhagat Singh be it the turbulent teenager or the fiery
revolutionist with élan. The role fetched him the
National film award for best actor. The movie is a moving saga of
the life of Bhagat Singh. |
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