INDEPENDENCE DAY
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Shabana Azmi voices ode to the Indian Constitution in animated short Samvidhaan
Created by filmmaker Kireet Khurana, the short film is a tribute to the founding ideals of India....
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75 of Independence: National Museum of Indian Cinema celebrates with Subhash Ghai, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Jackie Shroff, Divya Dutta
The celebrations included the screening of popular patriotic films Karma (1986), Bhaag Milkha Bhaag...
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75 years of Independence: 10 underrated yet important patriotic films to revisit
As the nation marks a monumental landmark anniversary this year, we look back at some films that and...
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Kriti Film Club announces three-day film festival on 75 years of Partition
The film screenings will be accompanied by a panel discussion...
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National Film Archive of India launches virtual exhibition of posters for patriotic films
The exhibition is divided into three segments — ‘Freedom Struggle through the Lens of of...
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The frenzy of love in tumultuous times – Shyam Benegal’s Junoon (1979)
We take a look at an earlier moment in history, the Revolt of 1857, in our continuing exploration of...
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'Desh ko tumhari zaroorat hai' – The patriotic zeal in Chetan Anand’s Haqeeqat (1964)
In revisiting early films with themes around the country and its freedom, we look at one of the war...
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Countering Hindu extremism through the message of harmony – Yash Chopra’s Dharmputra (1961)
Continuing our series on early Hindi films that explored the project of nation-building and of we at...
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'Jab insaan haiwaan nahin bana tha' – Impassioned plea for humanity in Manmohan Desai’s debut film Chhalia (1960)
In our continuing exploration of early films centred on the theme of India's independence, we at...
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Questioning faith in turbulent times – IS Johar’s Nastik (1954)
Revisiting early Hindi films that dealt with India's independence, we take a look at Nastik, a a...