Fought for his country, left mark on the youth and martyred in the prime of youth, at the age of 23, on March 23, 1931, Bhagat Singh is one of the bravest and revolutionary freedom fighters of the country. The death anniversary of the legend and his mates, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru is observed as Shaheed Diwas or Martyr’s Day. The day pays tribute to the sacrifices of the legends for their motherland. Remembering the legends, the Bollywood industry has nurtured a slew of movies on the life of Bhagat Singh to shed light on his life. Today on the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, here we bring you the top 7 Bollywood movies shedding light on the life of brave and revolutionary Bhagat Singh:
1. The Legend of Bhagat Singh: Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, the movie captures Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn playing the role of the legend. The beautiful portrayal of his life decorated with tremendous cinematic shots, the movie talks about his struggle and his views on the British Raj. The film has won two National Film Awards for Best Feature Film and three Filmfare awards.
2. Rang De Basanti: It takes a legend to portray the life of another legend and that’s the reason why Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra cast Aamir Khan as the lead in the movie. Titled Rang De Basanti which literally means Paints me with the color of Spring, the storyline of the movie blends the life of college students with the life of brave freedom fighters.
3. 23rd MARCH 1931: SHAHEED: Helmed by Guddu Dhanao, the movie featured the life of Shahid Bhagat Singh while capturing Bobby Deol playing his role. The movie also captured Sunny Doel playing the role of Chandrasekhar Azad while Amrita Singh played Bhagat Singh's mother on-screen.
4. Shaheed-e-Azam – Bhagat Singh: Movie released in the year of 1954, Shaheed-e-Azam was the first cinematic take on the life of Bhagat Singh. It featured Prem Abeed, Jairaj, Smriti Biswas, and Ashita Mazumdar in lead roles. Other than the cinematography and delivery of the story, the movie got applauded for the song ‘Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamaare Dil Mein Hai’ sung by the late legendary singer Mohammed Rafi.
5. Shaheed: Bollywood veteran actor Manoj Kumar slipped in the shoes of Bhagat Singh for the movie directed by S. Ram Sharma. It won the 13th National Awards, besides winning Best Feature Film in Hindi, Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and Best Story.
6. Shaheed-e-Azam: The film ‘Shaheed-E-Azam’ features Sonu Sood essaying the role of Bhagat Singh. The film shows how Bhagat Singh decides to eliminate British Raj from India, how he plots several attacks on the colonial rulers and how the government sentences him to death for killing a British officer.
7. Shaheed Bhagat Singh: Directed by KN Bansal, the film features Shammi Kapoor essaying the role of Bhagat Singh. Besides Shammi Kapoor, the film stars Shakeela, Premnath, Ulhas and Achla Sachdev.
