Anil Sharma filmmakers, who have led films such as Apne, Heroes: love stories about spies, and ibar: Ek Prem Katha, feels very emotional when asked about films that inspired him to make eight or nine patriotic dramas.
When this nation celebrated the 75th Independence Day yesterday, Annil spoke to BT about Manoj Kumar made in 1965.
He remembers, “I must be around 14-15 years old when I saw Shaheed.
Back at that time, the films used to walk back in theaters.
I saw it in the cinema hall in Mathura, where I was born and raised.
I walked coming home from the theater thinking about the film and trying to understand what to run in the mind of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, when they walk towards the gallows, singing, Mera Rang de Basanti Chola …
my friends and …
me, during For years, it was used to enforce a film like a drama, it was engraved in my memory.
At that time when you saw them walking towards the gallows very dramatically and so raw.
The young men hugged their death so we could have a free country.
Manoj Kumar inspired people’s generations to be proud of India, their history, culture, struggling for freedom, progress, and their traditions were so varied, however, so beautiful Atu.
Shaheed left an indelible sign in my mind and my heart.
I must have made about eight or nine patriotic FSms in my career and every time I set out to make it, Shaheed played on my mind.
Somehow, somewhere aspect Shahead dripped into my film ethos.
Haqeeqat by Chetan Anand, starring Dharmendra and Balraj Sahani is a masterpiece and an emotionally stirring experience too.
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