Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "partition-of-india"

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: 240,307 | Gross: $52.77M

2. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Not Rated | 186 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

The truth behind the ascension of Milkha Singh, who was scarred by of the India-Pakistan partition.

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Kousi Orfahli, Deepak Singh Rawat, Japtej Singh

Votes: 72,350 | Gross: $1.63M

3. 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: 3,143

4. Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (2013)

109 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Umber Singh is a Sikh who loses everything during the separation of India in 1947 and is forced to leave his homeland. He obsessively wishes for a male heir. When his fourth daughter is born, he decides to wage a fight against destiny.

Director: Anup Singh | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Tisca Chopra, Tillotama Shome, Rasika Dugal

Votes: 1,020

5. The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)

Not Rated | 126 min | Drama

A selfless young woman (Supriya Choudhury) sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.

Director: Ritwik Ghatak | Stars: Supriya Choudhury, Anil Chatterjee, Gyanesh Mukherjee, Bijon Bhattacharya

Votes: 3,247

6. Sardar (1993)

175 min | Biography, Drama, History

An account of Vallbhbhai Patel's political life while India was taking first steps as an independent country.

Director: Ketan Mehta | Stars: Paresh Rawal, Tom Alter, Deepika Amin, Riju Bajaj

Votes: 848

7. My Family, Partition and Me: India 1947 (2017)

60 min | Documentary

Anita Rani presents the stories of three British families whose ancestors' lives and their own lives were all greatly impacted by the 1947 Partition.

Star: Anita Rani

Votes: 13

8. Aakhreen Train: The Last Train (2023)

140 min | Drama

Aakhreen Train -The Last Train', a Sindhi feature film, is about the Partition of India and its painful consequences. The film is based on a platonic love story by the legendary Sindhi Writer Shri Thakur Chawla.

Director: Susheel Gajwani | Stars: Mukesh Ahuja, Amit Aswani, Mohit Budhwani, Shashi Gajwani

9. Flame Watcher (2020)

5 min | Short, Horror

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Director: Shashwati Talukdar | Stars: Gulshan Kumar Gusain, Raman Singh Rawat

10. Grantchester (2014–2025)
Episode: Episode #5.3 (2020)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Will asks Ellie out to the cinema. There has been a brutal murder in the projection booth. The Chapmans get a brick through their window, and Keating discovers that someone has been sleeping in the cinema. What is the connection?

Director: Christiana Ebohon-Green | Stars: Robson Green, Tom Brittney, Al Weaver, Tessa Peake-Jones

Votes: 307

11. Ms. Marvel (2022)
Episode: Crushed (2022)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Kamala and Bruno explore the source of her newfound powers just in time for a perilous adventure.

Directors: Meera Menon, Ian Spendloff | Stars: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur

Votes: 10,829

12. Ms. Marvel (2022)
Episode: Seeing Red (2022)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Kamala travels around the world to solve the mystery of the bangle and her family's history.

Directors: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Ian Spendloff | Stars: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Yasmeen Fletcher, Zenobia Shroff

Votes: 8,114

13. Ms. Marvel (2022)
Episode: Time and Again (2022)

TV-14 | 38 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The bangle reveals to Kamala secrets about her family lineage, as well as the truth behind the Veil.

Directors: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Ian Spendloff | Stars: Iman Vellani, Matt Lintz, Zenobia Shroff, Rish Shah

Votes: 7,868

14. Royal Histories (2020–2022)
Episode: Mountbatten: Hero or Villain? (2020)

90 min | Documentary

When Louis Mountbatten, the Queen's cousin and Prince Philip's uncle, was murdered by the IRA in 1979 he was lauded as a war hero, elder statesman and much-loved member of the royal family. Did the public perception disguise the truth?

Directors: Jane Hosking, Andrea Jones, Keely Winstone | Star: Stephen Greif

Votes: 7

15. Who Do You Think You Are? (2004– )
Episode: Anita Rani (2015)

Documentary, Biography, History

The journalist and TV presenter travels to India to investigate the story of the maternal grandfather she never met. Her family have told her that he suffered a great tragedy at the time of the Partition of India.

Director: Leo Burley | Stars: Anita Rani, Cherie Lunghi

Votes: 40

16. Peston on Sunday (2016– )
Episode: Episode #4.3 (2017)

47 min | News, Talk-Show

This edition of the show comes live from Glasgow, where Robert will be speaking to Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson and author Salman Rushdie.

Directors: Simon Morris, Erron Gordon | Stars: Robert Peston, Allegra Stratton, Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson

17. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: Demons of the Punjab (2018)

TV-PG | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Yasmin travels in time to visit her grandmother during her youth in the partition of India, but everyone gets caught up in the tragic bloodshed of that era.

Director: Jamie Childs | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill

Votes: 7,890