![]() ![]() In face of these events the path of non-violence is a very difficult one. It is really understandable considering the atrocities that British committed in the country, like the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (also depicted in the movie) where more than a thousand peaceful civilians were shot to death. ![]() However, others in government (like Jawaharlal Nehru, who became the first Prime Minister of India) and common people considered and still consider them great heroes. Ghandi condemned the violent actions of revolutionaries saying thatīy making a dharma of violence, we shall be reaping the fruit of our own actions. The attitude of Indians themselves towards the rebels was diverse. They capture them and make them love the system, make them love The Big Brother. This is when I remembered “1984” and the part where it is said, that the government does not kill their opposition, as this makes them immortal martyrs. Great empires crumbled, while the ideas survived, – he said. It is easy to kill individuals but you cannot kill the ideas. Bhagat Singh actually wanted to die, as he knew the value of martyrdom The stories about how the freedom fighters accepted their deaths are heroic and touching. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra “Rang De Basanti” (Source: Wikipedia) Kokari train robbery – the historical events in the film are shown in a different color scheme. The British responded by organizing intense manhunt and capturing many of the conspirators and eventually hanging them for their crimes. Probably the most famous of these is Kakori train robbery, which is also depicted in the movie. Inspired by French and other revolutionary stories, the introduced revolutionaries planned and executed many acts disturbing British colonial rule. After Ghandi withdrew the movement when Chauri Chaura incident happened (when villagers attacked and killed a few of policemen), there many who tried different, more aggressive methods. For revolutionaries they did not seem affective. However, many of them were disappointed by the ahimsa (non-volience) inspired ways Ghandi used in philosophy. Also, as many fighters for independence (from British Empire) in India they joined the non-cooperation movement started by Ghandi. Like most revolutionaries around the world in the beginning of the XXth century, they were firm believers in socialism, and keen readers of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Bakunin and other Marxist and anarchist authors. First of all I will introduce the famous revolutionaries: Bhagat Singh (played by Siddharth), Ashfaqullah Khan (Kunal Kapoor), Ramprasad Bismil (Atul Kulkarni), Rajguru (Sharman Joshi) and Aamir Khan plays Chandra Shekhar Azad. There is a lot to say about this movie, so I will start from history. While making the film this youthful bunch of contemporary rebels finds within them something they did not even expect existed. She finds friends there who become part of her documentary project. Instead of national pride, feelings of apathy and helplessness prevail, or on the other side of spectrum discrimination and resentment to “everything Western”, going back to the “pure Hindu culture”. She goes to India only to find out that the revolutionary heroes are quite forgotten by the youth. Sue has a very strong determination to make the film, even after hearing the news that she did not receive the necessary funds. He was an imperial official during that time and directly witnessed the story. The story she wants to tell is based on her grandfather’s diary. The basic story goes like this: a young British filmmaker Sue goes to India to make a documentary about early XXth century Indian revolutionists. First two thirds of the movie I watched considerably calm and very engaged and after the last third I just kept staring at the screen thinking “what just happened?” I will try not to put spoilers in the review, but if you do want the surprise effect, I’d recommend watching the movie first. ![]() “Rang De Basanti” is in the latter group. Some movies fulfill the expectations and some can just blow you away with unexpected. Written: Renzil D’Silva, Kamlesh Pandey, Rakeysh Omprakash MehraĮvery movie while telling the story sets certain expectations what it will be like. ![]()
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