In the summer time of 2002, there was a slew of biopics based mostly on the lifetime of nationwide hero Shaheed Bhagat Singh who was martyred on March 23, 1931 together with Sukhdev and Rajguru. Amongst the various movies that launched on the time, the one starring Ajay Devgn within the lead position, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, gained important appreciation and in addition obtained plenty of love from the viewers.
Starring Ajay within the position of the icon, the movie chronicled Bhagat Singh’s life as he fought towards the British and sacrificed his life in honor of the nation. In 2002, Ajay Devgn shared in an interview that Bhagat Singh’s youthful brother Kultar Singh stayed with the unit of the movie in Pune whereas he have been taking pictures and shared some insights about his brother with the crew of the movie.
It was throughout Kultar Singh’s keep in Pune that an incident left Ajay with tears in his eyes. Ajay shared with Rediff in 2002, “You know, at Pune, somebody informed Kultar Singh that he ought to bless me. Kultar replied, ‘How can I bless my elder brother?’ I couldn’t assist crying.” Ajay added, “He gave us deep insights into his brother’s life, details that haven’t been revealed by historical past.” Kultar Singh handed away in 2004 on the age of 86.
In the identical interview, Ajay had stated that Bhagat Singh had predicted lots of the issues that the nation was nonetheless coping with. He stated, “This fearless freedom fighter was an amazing visionary. He had clearly acknowledged our nation could be besieged with issues like communalism and corruption. Isn’t that what’s occurring at present? May I stick my neck out and say that if he had been residing 15-20 years after Independence, our nation wouldn’t be within the shambles it’s in at present,” Ajay stated on the time.
The Legend of Bhagat Singh gained two National Film Awards in 2003 – Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Actor for Devgn. This was Devgn’s second National Film Award after 1998’s Zakhm.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
