As India inches in the direction of its seventy fifth Independence Day, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur reminded individuals of the 1964 basic warfare drama Haqeeqat, starring Dharmendra and Balraj Sahni. Directed by Chetan Anand, the movie stays one of the crucial highly effective commentaries on the opposed impression of a battle on troopers.
Haqeeqat, additionally written and produced by Anand, was primarily based on the 1962 Sino-Indian warfare. The black-and-white drama additionally starred Sanjay Khan, Vijay Anand, Priya, Jayant and Sudhir. Haqeeqat gained the 1965 National Award for the second greatest function movie.
Shekhar Kapur tweeted on Wednesday that Haqeeqat will fill one with pleasure for the Indian Armed Forces.
“Chetan Anand’s #Haqeeqat .. essentially the most practical and patriotic warfare movie to be made India. It will transfer you to tears and fill you with pleasure within the braveness of our Armed Forces in opposition to close to unattainable odds. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav #IndianMilitary #75YearsofIndependence,” learn the director’s tweet.
Chetan Anand’s #Haqeeqat .. essentially the most practical and patriotic warfare movie to be made India. It will transfer you to tears and fill you with pleasure within the braveness of our Armed Forces in opposition to close to unattainable odds. #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav #IndianMilitary #75YearsofIndependence
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) August 10, 2022
Many within the youthful technology won’t have watched Haqeeqat however the music “Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon” from the movie (Haqeeqat rating was composed by legendary musician Madan Mohan and lyrics had been penned by Kaifi Azmi) stands as one of the crucial evergreen patriotic tracks within the historical past of Indian cinema, encapsulating love for the nation and spirit of martyrdom like no different melody.
Haqeeqat is on the market on ZEE5.
Meanwhile, Shekhar Kapur is awaiting the discharge of his subsequent function, What’s Love Got to Do with It? The British romantic comedy stars Lily James, Emma Thompson, Sajal Ali, Shazad Latif, Rob Brydon, Shabana Azmi and Asim Chaudhry. His final directorial was the 2007 biographical drama Elizabeth: The Golden Age, headlined by Cate Blanchett.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
