Few Bollywood films have attempted to recreate the tragedy of the partition between India and Pakistan, which has always been the largest tragedy for both countries. Even though this is a touchy subject, the filmmakers have managed to portray the brutality and companionship that may exist in such harsh circumstances. We admire their efforts since these Bollywood films about the partition of India and Pakistan bring back memories of the time of our independence and India's split. Here are the Top 10 Bollywood movies based on 1947-
Sardar is a 1994 Indian-based true-life drama film directed by Ketan Mehta He was born in 1952 and is a director by professio >> Read More... and written by renowned playwright Vijay Tendulkar Vijay Tendulkar was born on 6th January 1928 in Mu >> Read More... on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India's greatest independence warriors. Retrospective screenings of the movie were held on August 12, 2016, to mark the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence Day, at the Independence Day Film Festival, which was organized by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and the Ministry of Defence.
Chandraprakash Dwivedi's 2003 period drama movie Pinjar is shot in India. The name of the title in English means cage, which matches best with the plot of the film. A Hindu woman is kidnapped by a Muslim guy in the days before Partition. As the borders between India and Pakistan are established, she soon finds herself living in a new nation and being pushed into marriage
This is a Pakistani film but it deserves to be on this list. A widowed mother and her young boy are portrayed in the 2003 Indo-Pakistani movie Khamosh Pani as they manage the major shifts in their Punjabi village in the late 1970s. The movie, made in a Pakistani town, was screened in India. At the 56th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, it took home seven prizes, including the Golden Leopard for Best Film, Best Actress, and Best Direction.
The film's story is about a Sikh guy who saved a wealthy Muslim girl during India's partition. He still saves Sakeena even though the partition causes him to lose his family. They fall in love with each other and decide to marry each other. Sakina learns that her parents are still alive after a long absence when she goes to see them. Sakeena's parents, however, stop her from reuniting with her husband. Tara Singh travels to Pakistan to retrieve his wife, conflicts with everyone, and returns with Sakeena.
The story of this fictional film centers around Saketh Ram (Kamal Hassan). During the Calcutta riots during the partition, his wife Aparna (Rani Mukherji) is assaulted and killed. He sets out to kill Mahatma Gandhi ( Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah is an experimental actor and asso >> Read More... ) because he believes that he is to blame for all the issues facing the nation. The rest of the film reveals whether he was successful in his aim.
Pamela Rooks Pamela Rooks is an Indian film director, producer, >> Read More... ' 1998 Indian Hindi film Train to Pakistan is an adaptation of Khushwant Singh's classic 1956 novel of the same name, set during the 1947 Partition of India. Ranjit Kapur, Nirmal Pandey Actor Nirmal Pandey was the first actor to play th >> Read More... , Sriti Mishra, Mangal Dhillon Mangal Dhillon is a renowned Indian actor, who als >> Read More... , Mohan Agashe Mohan Agashe is a theater based actor who predomin >> Read More... , and Divya Dutta Divya Dutta was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India >> Read More... are among the actors in the movie. The movie tells the story of partition and the violence that happened in 1947.
Released in 1999, Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota is a Punjabi feature film. It was under Manoj Punj Manoj Punj was an award-winning director and scree >> Read More... 's direction. The real-life love story of Boota Singh and Zainab served as the inspiration for the film. It takes place during India's partition in the Punjab region. Gurdas Maan Gurdas Maan is known for giving Punjabi Music a fa >> Read More... plays Boota Singh in the movie, and Divya Dutta plays Zainab. The film enjoyed popularity on a global scale. It was screened at numerous nationwide and worldwide film festivals.
At the time of Indian independence in 1947, just before and during the partition of India, the story is set in Lahore. Deepa Mehta Deepa Mehta makes such pretty movies, when watchin >> Read More... is the director of this 1999 Indo-Canadian period romance drama film. The film skillfully portrays the partition of India and the challenges faced by a Parsi family in Lahore who found themselves caught during the Hindu-Muslim conflict. It is based on the book Cracking India by Bapsi Sidhwa.
The 1988 historical television movie Tamas was created and directed by Govind Nihalani Born on 19 August 1940, Govind Nihalani hails from >> Read More... . It is based on Bhisham Sahni's same-titled Hindi novel from 1974, which earned the author the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975. The hardship of Sikh and Hindu families who immigrated to India due to the partition is examined in the film, which is set against the backdrop of riot-plagued Pakistan during the time of India's partition in 1947.
The epic historical movie Gandhi, released in 1982, is based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, who led the 20th-century Indian independence campaign against the British Empire. Richard Attenborough, working from the script written by John Briley, directed and produced the historical drama, which was jointly produced by India and the UK.
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