14/15! Movies that relate to the Independence of Pakistan (14th) and India (15th) of August.
by Myshkin_Karamazov | created - 13 Aug 2019 | updated - 02 Jul 2022 | PublicIn the backdrop of rising tension over Kashmir, let us spare a look for what local or international cinema has to offer on the Indo-Pak divide. Bloody historic, eh?
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1. Gandhi (1982)
PG | 191 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth
Votes: 240,189 | Gross: $52.77M
2. Jinnah (1998)
110 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.
Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Christopher Lee, Shireen Shah, James Curran, Zafar Hameed
Votes: 3,140
3. Earth (1998)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance, War
It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna
Votes: 8,111 | Gross: $0.53M
4. The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India.
Director: Rajkumar Santoshi | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Sushant Singh, D. Santosh, Akhilendra Mishra
Votes: 17,291
5. Toba Tek Singh (2018)
75 min | Drama, History
Toba Tek Singh is a story about the aftershocks of the partition between India and Pakistan. The story is written by Saadat Hassan Manto.
Director: Ketan Mehta | Stars: Pankaj Kapur, Vinay Pathak, N.K. Pant, Chirag Vohra
Votes: 147
6. Manto (2018)
112 min | Biography, Drama
The film is a biographical account of writer Saadat Hasan Manto's life and is set in 1940s India.
Director: Nandita Das | Stars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Nazma Ali Shaikh
Votes: 4,685
7. Silent Waters (2003)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
1979. A village in Pakistan. A widow sees her 17 years old son being attracted to Islamist militants. It brings her past back.
Director: Sabiha Sumar | Stars: Kirron Kher, Aamir Ali Malik, Navtej Singh Johar, Salman Shahid
Votes: 1,231 | Gross: $0.01M
8. Garm Hava (1974)
146 min | Drama
In post-partition India, a Muslim businessman and his family struggle for their rights in a country which was once their own.
Director: M.S. Sathyu | Stars: Balraj Sahni, A.K. Hangal, Geeta Kak, Jamal Hashmi
Votes: 829
9. Viceroy's House (2017)
Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Huma Qureshi
Votes: 8,560 | Gross: $1.11M
10. Train to Pakistan (1998)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, War
Seen from the eyes of Hukum Chand the District Magistrate it is an account of the turmoil faced by the inhabitants of village Mano Majra in Punjab on the Indo-Pak border during the period of partition after India attained independence.
Director: Pamela Rooks | Stars: Mohan Agashe, Nirmal Pandey, Rajit Kapoor, Smriti Mishra
Votes: 310
11. Midnight's Children (2012)
Not Rated | 146 min | Drama
A pair of children born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain grow up in the country that is nothing like their parents' generation.
Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Rajat Kapoor, Vansh Bhardwaj, Anupam Kher, Neha Mahajan
Votes: 3,395 | Gross: $0.14M
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