Inqualab Zindabad

Rating: 10/10 (24 August 2018)

A British girl comes to India to make a documentary about the revolutionaries who fought for the independence of India, based on the diary of her grandfather who was a jailer at that time in India. Here in Delhi university she tries to recruit a bunch of people who are unaware of their heritage. A personal tragedy brings revolutionary ideas and actions to this group of friends.
From 2002-6 many films were made about Bhagat Singh and friends who unlike Gandhi took up arms to fight the Britishers for freedom. Most of them were emotionally charged biopics. Rang de basanti looked at those revolutionaries from a modern perspective. The struggle in the present day is drawing parallels from yesteryear revolutionaries. Rajesh Mehra pulls off a near impossible feat of moving the present day youth to take responsibility for themselves and be a part of a change instead of criticizing the country they live in.

The cast is superb, the screenplay is great. AR Rehman's music is heart wrenching. A must watch film.