Trama

The story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India.

Bhagat Singh was born in British India during the year 1908. As a child he witnessed numerous atrocities committed on fellow Indians by their British rulers, who came to trade under the guise of the East India Company, but ended up controlling most of the nation, and permitting tyrants such as General Dyer to massacre thousands of innocent men, women and children in Jallianwala Baug. As a child he was impressed by Mohandas K. Gandhi, especially his call to launch the non-cooperation movement, which led to thousands of people burning British-made clothing, giving up schools, and college studies, and government jobs - only to be let down by Gandhi himself when he called off the movement. Undaunted, Bhagat decided to be a revolutionary, starting with getting into petty fights, then as a grown-up joining the Hindustan Republic Association. When Lala Lajpat Rai was beaten to death by the police, Bhagat, along with Shivram Rajguru, Sukhdev, and others daringly carried out the assassination of a police officer named Saunders, which eventually led to Bhagat's arrest, where he was lodged in a cell, tortured and beaten mercilessly. His father, Kishan, paid Rs.60,000/- and bailed him out, so that he could get him to run a diary-farm and get married to a girl from Manavali. But being a revolutionary was in Bhagat's blood, and when the British proposed the Trade Disputes and Public Safety Bills, he would initiate the bombing in the Indian Parliament Building, along with Batukeshwar Dutt, be arrested, and tried in an open court. This is where Bhagat launched his much-publicized revolution, and became popular with the masses, especially the younger generation, laborers, and farmers, so much so that his popularity rivaled that of Gandhi himself. Even in prison, Bhagat made headline news when he and other prisoners undertook a 63 day fast unto death to improve the conditions of Indian freedom-fighter prisoners. Then the British re-opened the Saunders' murder case, which led to death sentences being imposed on Bhagat, Shivram, and Sukhdev. The entire nation rose up in protest, including the Congress party - with the ball being in Gandhi's court - for he was due to sign the Irwing Pact, and Indians hoped that he would use this as a bargaining chip to save the lives of the heroic trio. Will Gandhi rise up to the occasion and save the trio - so that they could pave the way for a modern and independent India, not just a country ruled by the British with a dominant status - an India free of communal hatred, injustice, corruption, and fundamentalism, or will Gandhi end up disappointing Bhagat all over again?—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Some police officials take three dead bodies covered in white cloth to throw them near a river and burn it but are stopped by the villagers and unveil the bodies. Tragedy strikes when an old woman named Vidyavati also unveils a body only to find her son under the cloth and is terrified to see her son in that condition.

A great strike was held on 24 March mourning the death of those three youngsters. Meanwhile, at Malir railway station in Karachi, Mahatma Gandhi arrives at the station and sees his supporters praising him, except for those youngsters' shouting insults against him for not saving the three youngsters, it was revealed that they were Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru respectively. They gift him a crafted black rose and explain to him the reason, Gandhiji tells them that he appreciates their feelings for the country, and he could have given his life to save them, but they were on the wrong path of patriotism and didn't want to live. A youngster disagrees with his reply and says that his intention was similar to that of the British government who never wanted to free the three young revolutionaries and added that Gandhiji never tried his best to free them. Gandhiji also says that he never supports the path of violence. The youngsters still disagreed and concluded that history will ask this question to him forever, continuing the insults for Gandhiji and praising Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru. Singh's father, Kishen Singh secretly greets him.

Bhagat Singh (Ajay Devgn) was born 28 September 1907, at Banga village of Lyallpur district in Punjab Province of British India. As a child he witnessed numerous atrocities committed on fellow Indians by their British rulers, who came to trade under the guise of the East India Company but ended up controlling most of the nation. The young Bhagat also hears that the British officials cussed them "Bloody Indians" when he was on his father's lap who was going back after witnessing all the atrocities

The Empire permitted tyrants such as General Reginald Dyer (Richard) to massacre thousands of innocent men, women, and children in Jallianwala Bagh. At the age of 12, Bhagat takes a solemn vow to free India from the British Raj after witnessing the aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. As a child he was impressed by Mahatma Gandhi (Surendra Rajan), especially his call to launch the non-cooperation movement, which led to thousands of people burning British-made clothing, giving up school, college studies, and government jobs. In February 1922, Gandhi calls off the movement after the Chauri Chaura incident. Feeling betrayed by Gandhi, Bhagat decides to become a revolutionary.

Bhagat Singh goes to the National College where he meets Sukhdev (Sushant Singh) who shares his extremist ideals and thoughts. Undaunted, Bhagat Singh decided to be a revolutionary, starting with getting into petty fights, then as a grown-up joining the Hindustan Republic Association. He meets Ram Prasad Bismil (Ganesh Yadav) (leader of Hindustan Republican Association) & participates in the planning for the train loot of the government treasury at Kakori. When Bismil & his associates are arrested, Bhagat Singh gets to meet Chandrashekhar Azad (Akhilendra Mishra) (founder of Hindustan Republican Association). Bhagat becomes an active member & starts the propaganda of HRA (Hindustan Republican Association) among the public. His activities draw the attention of British authorities who promptly put him in jail.

Bhagat's father, Kishen (Raj Babbar), paid Rs.60,000/- and bailed him out, so that he could get him to run a dairy-farm and get married to a girl named Mannewali (Amrita Rao). After a year, Bhagat re-enters the HRA & takes active command of its local unit. He meets Shivaram Rajguru (D. Santosh) who is sent by Chandrasekhar to assist Bhagat.

When Lala Lajpat Rai (Sitaram Panchal) was beaten to death by the police, Bhagat, with Shivaram Rajguru, Sukhdev, and others daringly carried out the assassination of Assistant Superintendent of Police John P. Saunders (Conrad). Bhagat & gang escape Lahore under disguise & reach Calcutta & plan to improve the reach of their organization nationally. They plan to explode bombs in British institutions across the country & learn to make bombs from a Chemistry professor Jatin Das (Amitabh Bhattacharjee).

Bhagat also rejects the Congress party philosophy saying that Congress simply wants to come to power at any cost without any regard to the consequences of being a puppet nation to the British. Congress proposal was to have an Indian Government that answers to the British Crown as a compromise to complete independence.

When the British proposed the Trade Disputes and Public Safety Bills, he initiated the bombing in the Indian Parliament Building, with Batukeshwar Dutt (Bhaswar Chatterjee), He took utmost care of the safety of people in parliament by throwing bombs at empty benches. He was arrested and tried in an open court. Congress, including Gandhi & Nehru do not support Bhagat's actions. This is where Bhagat launched his much-publicized revolution, and became popular with the masses, especially the younger generation, laborers, and farmers, so much so that his popularity rivaled that of Gandhi himself.

Sukhdev is arrested when HRA premises are raided by the police. Sukhdev is jailed along with Bhagat. HRA is betrayed by internal folks who were arrested & tortured by the British police to give up the locations of their colleagues.

In Lahore Central Jail, Bhagat and all of the other fellow prisoners, including Sukhdev and Rajguru, undertake a 116-day hunger strike to improve the conditions of Indian political prisoners. On the 63rd day, one of Bhagat's partners Jatin Das, dies of cholera in police custody as he could not bear the disease anymore. Meanwhile, Azad, whom the British had repeatedly failed to capture, is ambushed at the Alfred Park in Allahabad on 27 February 1931. The police surround the entire park leading to a shootout; refusing to be captured by the British, Azad commits suicide with the last remaining bullet in his Colt pistol. Fearing the growing popularity of the hunger strike among the Indian public nationwide, Lord Irwin (the Viceroy of British India) order the re-opening of the Saunders' murder case, which leads to capital death sentences being imposed on Bhagat, Sukhdev, and Rajguru.

Gandhi hates Bhagat, but Nehru (Saurabh Dubey) convinces Gandhi to give up his demand of a Dominion status and ask for total independence & he feels that Bhagat has influenced the entire Congress party to fight for complete independence.

Meanwhile Chandrasekhar Azad is also betrayed by his close confidante's & is hunted down by the British. He takes his own life, preferring that to captivity under British Rule. The entire nation rose in protest, including the Congress party - with the ball in Gandhi's court - for he was due to sign the Irwin Pact. The Indians hope that Gandhi will use his pact with Irwin as an opportunity to save Bhagat, Sukhdev, and Rajguru's lives. Irwin refuses Gandhi's request for their release. Gandhi reluctantly agrees to sign a pact that includes the clause: "Release of political prisoners except for the ones involved in violence". Bhagat, Sukhdev, and Rajguru are hanged in secrecy on 23rd March 1931 even before their trial on 24 March 1931.

To avoid mass protests, the English police took the bodies out of jail secretly & burned them in the open forest. This was discovered by the locals & led to mass protests across the city & the nation.