Ahead of Veer Savarkar - 7 Films on Freedom Fighters

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Gandhi (1982)

Richard Attenborough cast Ben Kingsley to take on the role of the Mahatma, one of the most significant figures in modern Indian history.

Sardar (1993)

Paresh Rawal took on the role of the lawyer-turned-freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, who rose to become India's first Home Minister, in the Ketan Mehta-directed biopic.

The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Ajay Devgn starred as the revolutionary firebrand Bhagat Singh in this biopic directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, which also featured Sushant Singh, D. Santosh, and Akhilendra Mishra in prominent roles.

Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005)

Shyam Benegal helmed this feature film on the life of Subhas Chandra Bose, with Sachin Khedekar playing the iconic leader.

Chittagong (2012)

Bedabrata Pain directed this feature on the rebellion in Chittagong, with Manoj Bajpayee as Surya Sen and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Jaideep Ahlawat, Barry John, and Rajkummar Rao in supporting roles.

Sardar Udham (2021)

Vicky Kaushal played Udham Singh, a quiet revolutionary whose life was transformed by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which led him to embark upon a quest to avenge the event, all of which came across in Shoojit Sircar's film.

RRR (2022)

S.S. Rajamouli reimagined the lives of Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem if they had met, and cast Ram Charan and NTR Jr. in the roles to deliver one of the biggest Indian films of all time.

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