1. Shatranj Ke Khiladi
Year: 1977
Based on: Munshi Premchand's novel by the same name
Screenplay & Direction: Satyajit Ray
Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi & Amjad Khan
This is almost a docu-drama on Pre-1857 India; it shows how the docility of India's affluent upper middle class contributed to the establishment of the British Raj. Lucknow and its Nawab Wajid Ali Shah (an exemplary performance from Amjad Khan) provide the backdrop for the story of two chess-obsessed noblemen.
2. Jhansi Ki Rani
Year: 1953
Producer/Director: Sohrab Modi
India's first technicolour film, 'Jhansi Ki Rani' was Sohrab Modi's dream-come-true project. He brought technicians from Hollywood to work on the SFX and battle sequences.
Mehtab, the star of the year, was cast in the title role. Modi essayed the role of the Raj Guru.
The film was received well by contemporary critics and it was applauded for "its authenticity in creating the right period and delineating historical events, its spectacular battle scenes and Mehtab's stirring performance though she is far too old for the role." There is a Ball sequence in the Jhansi palace, which was shot spectacularly by Modi.
3. Junoon
Year: 1978
Based on: Ruskin Bond's 'A flight of Pigeons'
Screenplay: Shyam Benegal
Directed by: Shyam Benegal
Produced by: Shashi Kapoor
Set in 1857 India, 'Junoon' explores the romantic within the rebel and the rebel within the romantic. It is set in 1857, with the First War of Independence as its backdrop.
The perspective is that of Javed Khan, one of the leaders of the Mutiny (played by Shashi Kapoor).
'Junoon' was India's toast at most international film festivals (1978-1980), and it brought home a bagful of awards.
4. Shaheed
Year: 1965
Directed by S. Ram Sharma
Produced by: Kewal Kashyap
Cast: Manoj Kumar, Prem Chopra
Bhagat Singh's life has been subject to various Bolly takes, but none has been more impressive than this 1965 film. Manoj Kumar plays Bhagat with elan.
This is the first of Manoj Kumar's 'patriotic series'. Kamini Kaushal, Pran, Iftekhar, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Asit Sen, Indrani Mukherjee and Anwar Hussain form the supporting cast. The films music is by Prem Dhawan, and all the songs became super hits.
5. Mangal Pandey: The rising
Year: 2005
Written by: Farrukh Dhondy
Directed by: Ketan Mehta
Produced by: Bobby Bedi
Cast: Aamir Khan, Toby Stevens, Rani Mukherji
Mangal Pandey: The Rising (Indian title) is the typical example of a speculative period film. It is supposed to be the biopic of a sepoy called Mangal Pandey, who had "spent the first bullet of the 1857 mutiny". Half of what we see on screen, here, is an assortment of historical fiction rather than fact.
Made on the lines of a ballad, the Ketan Mehta film failed to connect with the 21st Century Indian. This was primarily because of the fact that the premise for the film was an assumption rather than a truth.
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