Battle of saragarhi has become a symbol of valour, but battle. Books galore, movies coming up many civilians have made it their lifes mission to document the bravery of 21 soldiers of 36th sikhs against 10,000 pashtun orakzai tribals. Dec 10, 2017 rajkumar santoshis much talkedabout film, the battle of saragarhi, starring randeep hooda has hit rough weather. The true story will tell the factual tale of how 21 sikhs fought to the last man against 10,000 enemy tribesmen to defend a small outpost in 1897. As akshay kumars new movie kesari which is based on historical battle of saragarhi is expected to release this month, one reader requested me to explain the historical context of it. Rajkumar santoshis much talkedabout film, the battle of saragarhi, starring randeep hooda has hit rough weather.
The battle of saragarhi was fought during the tirah campaign on september 12, 1897 between twentyone sikhs of the 4th battalion then 36th sikhs of the sikh regiment of british india, defending an army post, and 15 to 20 thousand afghan and orakzai tribesmen in a last stand. With randeep hooda, vikramjeet virk, nitin chauhan, amanmeet singh sahota. This film is directed by rajkumar santoshi and produced by na. A tale of bravery in the records of military warfare unfolded when a group of 21. A new film about an epic british indian frontier battle is to be made after securing grassroots support through a social media fundraising drive. In the september 1897, when over 10,000 afghan tribesmen of the orakzai and afridi tribe attacked saragarhi, north western frontier province nwfp modern day pakistan, the defending sikh. The films are based on the battle of saragarhi that took place in 1897 between british indian army and afghan orakzai tribesmen in the northwest frontier province. Jan 30, 2018 while akshay kumar recently revealed the first look from his film kesari, actor mohit raina also shared pictures from upcoming tv series, 21 sarfarosh. The film stars akshay kumar with parineeti chopra, mir sarwar, vansh bhardwaj, jaspreet singh, vivek saini,vikram kochhar and rakesh sharma in supporting roles. Why the battle of saragarhi is among the most epic battles of. This battle, like many others fought by the sikhs, highlights the heroic action by a small detachment of sikh soldiers against heavy odds. Actor randeep hooda delighted all his fans and followers on social media by sharing a picture which features him as havildar ishar singh from his upcoming movie battle of saragarhi. Akshay kumar is ready for war, in the third film on battle of saragarhi akshay kumar has shared the first look of his upcoming film on the battle of saragarhi, kesari. Sep 10, 2017 battle of saragarhi the true story of 21 sikhs in hindi duration.
Oct 11, 2017 battle of saragarhi is an upcoming bollywood movie in 2017, it is action drama film and randeep hooda in lead roles. Reportedly, rajkumar santoshi, who is also producing the film, is facing a. The saragarhi memorial gurdwara sikh place of worship in ferozepur, punjab is a tribute to the sikh soldiers who sacrificed their lives at saragarhi. Battle of saragarhi movie 2018 release date cast randeep hooda.
In what seems like a special treat for fans, akshay kumar and karan johar have teamed up yet again for a film based on the battle of saragarhi titled kesari. The show on discovery jeet is also based on the reallife story of 21 brave soldiers of 36th sikh regiment of the british indian army who defended an army outpost at saragarhi in the northwest. Sep 14, 2016 battle of saragarhi movie 2018 release date cast randeep hooda september 14, 2016 november 16, 2017 savya sachi pandey leave a comment share on facebook tweet on twitter. In march 2019, film titled kesari, based on the battle of saragarhi, directed by anurag singh, starring akshay kumar, was released. The battle of saragarhi is the tale of incredible valour of 21 soldiers who remained unconquered even in death. Ajay devgn shared the first look of his upcoming film sons of sardaar. Movie on saragarhi the most insane battle in history. Battle of saragarhi battle of saragarhi hindi movie story. Jon bon jovi blaze of glory official video duration. Battle of saragarhi the battle of saragarhi was fought during the tirah campaign on 12 september 1897 between twentyone sikhs of the 4th battalion then 36th sikhs of the sikh regiment of british india, defending an army post, and 10,000 afghan and orakzai tribesmen in a last stand. The actor took to twitter to unveil his first look from the film battle of saragarhi. The sikhs, led by lieutenant colonel john haughton, was dispatched to the samana at the beginning of that year and occupied various forts and picquets during a. The battle of saragarhi took place in september 1897 and was the first time that the 36th sikhs, a british indian regiment created specifically for service on the frontier, saw action.
It is good because there were 21 sikh heroes in that battle and each one of them deserved to have a movie made on them. With suzanne bernert, mukul dev, alexx onell, mohit raina. Having received several accolades including three national film awards and six filmfare awards, he made his directorial debut with the crime film ghayal 1990, which won him the national film award for best popular film providing wholesome entertainment as well as the filmfare award for best director. The battle of saragarhi, and raj kumar santoshis battle of. Aug 25, 2015 if there are epic accounts of brave battles fought by the indian army, saragarhi is probably one of the most revered. On september 12, 1897, in the tirah region of the northwest frontier province, now in pakistan, 10,000 pashtuns attacked the city of saragarhi, beginning at about 9 a. The battle of saragarhi took place on 12 september 1897 at the saragarhi fort in the hills of khyber pakhtunkhwa, in presentday pakistan. Karan johar and akshay kumars lates joint project kesari is based on the battle of saragarhi.
Battle of saragarhi movie 2018 release date cast randeep hooda september 14, 2016 november 16, 2017 savya sachi pandey leave a comment share on facebook tweet on twitter. There were only 21 sikh soldiers of the 36th sikh regiment remaining at saragarhi and they had two choices to retreat or to face 10,000 pashtuns. It follows the events leading to the battle of saragarhi, a battle between 21 soldiers of the 36th sikhs of the british indian army and 10,000 afridi and orakzai pashtun tribesmen in 1897. Ajay devgan and randeep hooda are also working on movies based on the historic 1897 battle, namely sons of sardaar. Battle of saragarhi battle of saragarhi hindi movie. Battle of saragarhi movie 2018 release date cast randeep. When 21 sikhs faced over 10,000 pashtuns at saragarhi and. Reportedly, due to the large scale of his film, itll take around three to four years to complete. The battle took place 12th september 1897 in tirah region of northwest frontier province, now in pakistan. Saragarhi s battle is considered one of the most insane battles of history where 21 sikhs fought 14,000 afghans. When 21 sikhs defended a military post against 10,000 afghan.
Interestingly, ajay devgn is also making a film on the same battle called sons of sardar. Jan 12, 2018 it was a battle in which 21 sikh soldiers stood against 10,000 men. Battle of saragarhi 2019 battle of saragarhi movie. New factual saragarhi film wins community backing sikhnet. However, he postponed his project to avoid a clash with kjos film. Actor randeep hooda delighted all his fans and followers on social media by sharing a picture which features him as havildar ishar singh. Rajkumar santoshi is an indian film director, producer and screenwriter of hindi films. Battle of saragarhi story of 21 brave sikhs wikigrewal. Can battle of saragarhi be considered as the best last stands. The battle of saragarhi is considered to be one of the greatest last stands in history. Saragarhis battle is considered one of the most insane battles of history where 21 sikhs fought 14,000 afghans. Battle of saragarhi 2020, action comedy releasing in hindi language in theatre near you in.
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