The film’s popularity has led many to believe that this was a real story, which it wasn’t. Mughal-e-Azam was set during Akbar’s reign and narrated a love story between Salim and Anarkali. K Asif’s magnum opus has become an inspiration for directors and even Sanjay Leela Bhansali has mentioned Asif’s greatness and how he influenced his directorial ethos. This period drama did not get its due at the time of the release but has achieved a following over the years. The set design, the dialect and even the decision making of the characters seemed aligned with the era they set their story in. Pinjar is the story of Puro, a girl who gets kidnapped just before the partition and is left in Pakistan, while the rest of her family manages to travel back to Amritsar.
The film was set during the 1920s and painted a believable picture of the events of that era.ĭirected by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, this film was based on Amrita Pritam’s Punjabi novel of the same name. The film even won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and got Ajay Devgn his second Best Actor award at the prestigious National Film Awards. The film was based on real life events of the martyr and captured the essence of the freedom struggle from his point of view.
In 2002, three films were made on the life of this legendary freedom fighter but the film that stood out amongst them all was Ajay Devgn starrer The Legend of Bhagat Singh. The film’s locations, the casting of the British actors and even the power play between the King of the state and the Britishers added authenticity to the film’s plot. The film wasn’t inspired by a real-life cricket match between the British and a group of villagers but the setting was as real as it could get. The film was set during the British Raj and was a piece of fiction. Arguably the most popular period Hindi film around the globe, Lagaan, was even nominated at the Academy Awards.
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