The Legend of Bhagat Singh

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The Legend of Bhagat Singh
Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi
Produced by Kumar Taurani
Ramesh S. Taurani
Written by Ranjit Kapoor
Piyush Mishra
Anjum Rajabali
Anjum Rajabali
Rajkumar Santoshi
Starring Ajay Devgan
Music by A.R. Rahman
Cinematography Anand K.V.
Editing by V.N. Mayekar
Release date(s) June 7, 2002
Running time 155 mins
Country Flag of India India
Language Hindi, English, Bengali, Punjabi
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The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a Bollywood emotional historic drama movie from India. It is directed by Indian director Rajkumar Santoshi and starring Ajay Devgan and Sushant Singh. It was released on June 7, 2002.

The movie shows in details how Bhagat Singh (a freedom fighter) came to develop his views of the British. The movie starts with scenes depiciting how the British tried to dispose of the body of Bhagat Singh, so that he cannot be made into a martyr.

Of particular note is the scene showing the freedom fighters telling Gandhi to stop working within the British framework. The scene can draw a parallel between Gandhi's nonviolent methods and Bhagat Singh's revolutionary ones.

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[edit] Cast

  • Ajay Devgan ... Bhagat Singh
  • Sushant Singh ... Sukhdev
  • D. Santosh ... Rajguru
  • Akhilendra Mishra ... Chandrashekhar Azad

[edit] Songs

  • Pagdi Sambal Jatta (Treasure Your Turban)
  • Des Mere (My Country)
  • Sarfaroshi Ki Tamana (The Spirit of Sacrifice)
  • Sarfaroshi Ki Tamana II (The Spirit of Sacrifice II)
  • Mera Rang De (Give Me the Color)
  • Dil Se Niklegi (It Will Come Out Of The Heart)

[edit] Trivia

  • Ajay Devgan's tremendous performance fetched him the National Award for Best Actor

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