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Films about the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1857-1858). Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. M. Films based on The Mysterious Island (10 P)
It is the year 1857, and a large part of the Indian subcontinent is under the control of the British East India Company.On 7 April, in Barrackpore in West Bengal, Mangal Pandey (), a sepoy (soldier of Indian origin) in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry of the company's army, is being led to his execution by hanging for fomenting a mutiny against company rule.
1857 is a 1946 Indian Bollywood film. It was the fifth highest grossing Indian film of 1946. [1] The film was directed by Mohan Sinha for Murari Pictures. The story was by M. Zahur with screenplay and dialogue by Safdar 'Ah'. The film starred the singer-actor pair of Surendra and Suraiya, [2] along with Wasti, Nigar, Munshi Khanjar, Madan Puri.
Mangal Pandey (died 8 April 1857) was an Indian soldier who played a key role in the events that led to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which resulted in the dissolution of the East India Company and the beginning of the British Raj through the Government of India Act 1858. He was a sepoy in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry.
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the company's army in the garrison town of Meerut , 40 miles (64 km ...
Jhansi Ki Rani (1953) about the 1857 mutiny; The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) Kranti, drama about the 1857 war of independence; Junoon (1979) about the 1857 mutiny; Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) about the 1857 mutiny; Swaraj (1998) A DD TV Series on Indian struggle of independence; Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005), about the 1857 mutiny; Victoria ...
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi is a 2019 British period drama film on the 1857 Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company. [3] The film was co-written, produced and directed by Swati Bhise, with Charles Salmon as co-producer. The film was originally titled Swords and Sceptres: The Rani of Jhansi. [4]
Jhansi Ki Rani (transl. Queen of Jhansi) is a 1953 Indian Hindi-language historical drama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi for his Minerva Movietone production banner. It is credited as the first Technicolor film made in India [ 2 ] and starred Modi's wife, Mehtab in the title role, with Modi in the important role of her mentor ...