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Batukeshwar Dutt was an Indian revolutionary and a freedom fighter in the early 1900s. He is best known for having exploded a few bombs, along with Bhagat Singh, in the Central Legislative Assembly in New Delhi on 8 April 1929. After they were arrested, tried and imprisoned for life, he and Bhagat Singh initiated a historic hunger strike protesting against the abusive treatment of Indian political prisoners, and eventually secured some rights for them. He was also a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.
Batukeshwar Dutt, also known as B.K. Dutt, Battu and Mohan, son of Goshtha Bihari Dutt, was born on 18 November 1910 in the village Oari in Burdwan district, and also lived in Khanda and Mausu in Burdwan district in Bengal. He graduated from P.P.N. High School in Kanpur. He was a close associate of freedom fighters such as Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh. He met Bhagat Singh in Kanpur in 1924. He learned about making bomb while working for the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in Kanpur.
Actors: Aamir Khan (actor), A.R. Rahman (composer), Ronnie Screwvala (producer), Mohan Agashe (actor), Aamir Khan (actor), Om Puri (actor), Waheeda Rehman (actress), Anupam Kher (actor), Atul Kulkarni (actor), Atul Kulkarni (actor), Steven Mackintosh (actor), Madhavan (actor), Om Puri (actor), Ganesh Acharya (miscellaneous crew), Kiron Kher (actress),
Plot: A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-drama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place and finally Sonia - the sole girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay - the dashing air pilot. Through her film, Sue wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stop and stare at themselves for being the actual descendants of these great men and never recognizing and celebrating their courage and spirit.
Keywords: airport, alcohol, amritsar-india, anger, anguish, anti-conformity, assassination, audition, awakening, brawlActors: Smita Jaykar (actress), Divya Dutta (actress), Rana Jung Bahadur (actor), Ishrat Ali (actor), Mahavir Shah (actor), Vivek Shaq (actor), Sunny Deol (actor), Rahul Dev (actor), Shakti Kapoor (actor), Sachin Khedekar (actor), Suresh Chatwal (actor), Suresh Oberoi (actor), Bobby Deol (actor), Tej Sapru (actor), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (actress),
Plot: When his mentor Lala Lajpatrai is mercilessly beaten to death by the police Bhagat Singh is enraged and he sets about to avenge his death. He and his colleagues do succeed in killing one of the officials responsible, but they are identified and as a result they are arrested and held in prison where they are tortured relentlessly. They are then sentenced to a life in prison. Subsequently, they are charged with a more serious crime - treason and assassination - a crime that is punishable by death.
Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, amritsar-india, amritsar-massacre, assassination, based-on-true-story, beating, british-colonial, character-name-in-title, college