Shaheed

<p>It is the year 1911 in , Sardar Kishan Singh and his family, including son , are distressed when Kishan’s brother, , is arrested for agitating people against the British. He then mysteriously disappears after supposedly escaping from prison and is never heard from again. This makes a strong impression on young ‘s mind. When he grows up, he joins the movement for freedom struggle headed by . In 1928, he sees that is lathi-charged by the police for leading a protest march against and later succumbs to his injuries. Bhagat, , , , Mahavir Singh , Shiv Verma , Yashpal and Jaigopal decide to avenge this by killing Assistant Superintendent J. P. Saunders. On 17 December, they shot him dead as he was leaving a local police station. After the assassination, Bhagat and others decide to leave Lahore to avoid being arrested by CID or the police. Bhagat changes his appearance to an Anglo-Indian gentleman and evades along with Azad and Rajguru. 4 months later, Bhagat Singh and comrade explode a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi as an act of protest. Together with other freedom fighters, including Bhagat’s best friend , they are arrested and prosecuted, then thrown in prison. They are detained in the jail at Lahore, where they are continually persecuted and tortured by the prison guards. After seeing the maltreatment of Indian prisoners, Bhagat and his fellow freedom fighters announce a hunger strike, during which dies. The government gives in and agrees to change the way prisoners are treated. As the case in the killing of Saunders continues, Bhagat and his comrades give poignant speeches in the court condemning British imperialism. Chandrashekhar Azad and try to help the freedom fighters escape, but the attempt fails, and Bhagwati dies in the process. Chandrashekhar Azad subsequently kills himself (he vowed to never be captured alive) during his encounter with the British police in . When the trial ends, , , and are all given death sentences on 7 October 1930. Fearing public protests, the British secretly send Bhagat Singh , Sukhdev and Rajguru to the gallows on 23 March 1931, a day before they are officially supposed to be executed. The men shout: “Long live the Revolution!” just before they are executed. Manoj Kumar revealed in 2017 that it took four years of research to prepare for his role. “I visited newspaper offices and read old books, magazine, papers, anything that I could lay my hands on regarding the freedom fighters. In Madras (now Chennai), I would go to Hindu Library after completing the shooting of my films that were being shot there and read books,” he explained. He also met Bhagat Singh’s lawyer and many freedom fighters of the time to understand his character better. While the shooting started in 1963, the film released in 1965. Music: , Lyricist: Prem Dhawan (except by )</p>