vande mataram lata mangeshkar

Patriotic fervour
Here’s a short list of films you can watch on Independence Day
Shaheed (1948)
Starring: Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal
Directed by Ramesh Saigal, the film focuses on India’s struggle for Independence. Shaheed marks Chandra Mohan’s last screen appearance. Songs like Watan Ki Raah Men Watan Ke Naujawan Shaheed Ho and Badnaam Na Ho Jaaye Mohabbat Ka Fasana can still be heard at Independence Day programmes.
Anand Math (1952)
Starring: Prithviraj Kapoor, Geeta Bali, Pradeep Kumar and Bharat Bhushan
Based on Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel, the film’s (directed by Hemen Gupta) background is the Sannyasi Rebellion. The ban on the novel imposed during the British rule was lifted after Independence. Hemant Kumar and Geeta Roy rendered Jai Jagdish Hare, and Vande Mataram was rendered by Hemant Kumar and also by Lata Mangeshkar.
Mother India (1957)
Starring: Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar and Raaj Kumar
The two most poignant moments are at the start and at the end. Mehboob’s film begins with the finishing of a water canal. Radha (Nargis) is asked to open the canal and she remembers her past when she was newly married, mirroring the independence of India. The spine-chilling moment comes at the end, when Nargis kills her son Birju, who had become a dacoit. This was India’s first submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Naya Daur (1957)
Starring: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Ajit, Chand Usmani and Jeevan
Directed by BR Chopra, the film is set in post-independence India where industrialization is slowly creeping in. During filming, a widely publicized court case took place. Initially Madhubala was cast as the female lead. After shooting for 15 days Chopra wanted the unit to travel to Bhopal. This was when problems started.
Haqeeqat (1964)
Starring: Balraj Sahni, Dharmendra, Priya Rajvansh, Sanjay Khan and Vijay Anand
Directed by Chetan Anand, this was one of the finest films of the 1960s. Set against the Sino-Indian War, the plot involves a small platoon of Indian soldiers in Ladakh.
Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973)
Starring: Raaj Kumar, Amjad Khan, Amrish Puri and Parikshat Sahni.
Directed by Chetan Anand, the film is based on the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Making the film different was its description of the IAF’s role in the war.
Kranti (1981)
Starring: Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Sarika, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra and Nutan Behl
Set in nineteenth century British India, it narrates the story of the fight for Independence in the years spanning from 1825 to 1875.
Border (1997)
Starring: Sunny Deol, Raakhee Gulzar,
Jackie Shroff, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Pooja Bhatt, Tabbu and Kulbhushan Kharbanda
The JP Dutta film recalls real-life events that took place during the Battle of Longewala (during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971). It’s about how a band of 120 soldiers of the Punjab regiment of the Indian Army, headed by Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, defended their post.
Lagaan (2001)
Starring: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne
The Ashutosh Gowariker film is set in the Victorian period and revolves around the peasants from a village who are oppressed by high taxes imposed by the British. When the peasants attempt to persuade the officers to reduce taxes, one senior officer offers to cancel their taxes for three years if their village team beats him and his men at cricket.
Lakshya (2004)Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta and Boman IraniDirected by Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan plays the role of Lieutenant (later Acting Captain) Karan Shergi. He represents those urban youth in modern India, who have money but little ambition or purpose in their lives.