5 Historical Drama Based Movies of Bollywood
India is rich in his culture from thestarting. Indians have a different kind of spark and vibe in them. This vibebecame more precious when we won independence from colonial rule.
Time from king to Gandhi, we have seen great phases and the struggling one. To feel those times, Bollywood has made some masterpieces. Here is a list of must watch movies
Rang De Basanti
A film like Rang De Basanti is extremely rare. It spans the 80-year period between the independence of India and the early 1920s freedom movement led by Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, and others. It ushers in the long-awaited revolution by achieving perfection and honouring the virtues of brotherhood, patriotism, and youth power. It's not about the performers in this one; it's about the message.
Jodhaa Akhbar
Jodhaa Akbar is a huge Bollywood movie that won every award of the year when it was released. It's about the relationship between Muslim Mughal Emperor Akbar and his Rajput-Hindu bride Jodhaaa in India. It stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan, who are inexplicably attractive on screen. Jodhaa Akbar is a vast historical narrative set in the 16th century that is rich with romance, intrigue, and incredibly exquisite REAL jewels. It was a very enjoyable picture to watch.
Lagaan
The film Lagaan, set in the Victorian era, is about a tax revolt by overburdened peasants. Lagaan means "tax”, the payment paid by Indian subjects to their British overlords. The tax rebellion situation leads to a cricket match between the villagers, who had never played the game before, headed by Aamir Khan in his breakout role and the British. It's a big-budget feel-good film about national pride. Ashutosh Gowariker, the director of Jodhaa Akbar, directed this film earlier in his career.
Passage to India
This is perhaps my favorite Indian film. Passage to India is based on E.M. Forster's novel, directed by David Lean, and stars Victor Banerjee, Alec Guinness, and Peggy Ashcroft. It is about the conflict between British colonizers and their Indian people in the years leading up to independence. Adela Quested, Judy Davis' character, "goes off to India" with Mrs. Moore (Peggy Ashcroft), her prospective mother-in-law, to be with her betrothed, a British bureaucrat. I adore the scene in the mosque where Mrs. Moore meets Dr. Aziz; it has haunted me for years, and I remember researching the significance of the Marabar Caves in university, long before I saw the movie.
Gandhi
It won the Oscars in 1982, directed by David Attenborough and starring Ben Kingsley as Gandhi. It's a historical, biographical, cultural epic, as well as a masterclass in acting. It's pointless to review it because everyone has seen it. It’s about the greatest man of the twentieth century (in my opinion) and one of history's most remarkable stories. "You mean he wants us to just walk out of India?" says Lord Irwin, played by John Gielgud. Yes. He does, in fact. That is exactly what they did. 350 million individuals have been set free.