Kranti

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Kranti is a 1981 Indian Hindi film. Produced and directed by Manoj Kumar it also stars Manoj Kumar along with a very large cast consisting of Dilip Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Sarika, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and Paintlal. The story was written by Javed Akhtar.

The movie is based in 19th century British India, and is a story of a fight for independence from the British.

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The film takes place in 19th Century British India and the fight for independence from the British in the years spanning from 1825 to 1875. It tells the story of two men who led the war against British Rule, Sanga (Dilip Kumar) and Bharat (Manoj Kumar) both of whom call themselves Kranti. Sanga becomes a patriot at sea battling the British by becoming a pirate and Bharat becomes a patriot by fighting the British on land.