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The Revolutionaries Brings Bengal’s Forgotten Freedom Fighters to Screen

The Revolutionaries Brings Bengal’s Forgotten Freedom Fighters to Screen
Bravehearts, not forgotten - Telegraph India · telegraphindia.com

The Revolutionaries is a new eight-part show about people who fought British rule in India.

It tells stories about Rash Behari Bose, Sachindranath Sanyal, Bagha Jatin and Pratibha Lahiri.

These people are less famous than some other freedom fighters, even though they played important roles.

The story includes the Ghadar Mutiny, a plan to begin a large revolt in 1915.

Four young actors play the main revolutionaries.

They said they learned a lot while researching their characters.

The director wanted the show to show a different part of Bengal’s history.

The actors also connected with the characters’ courage and determination.

The series is streaming on Prime Video.

Key facts

Series
The Revolutionaries
Format
Eight-part historical series
Platform
Prime Video
Director
Nikkhil Advani
Source material
Revolutionaries by Sanjeev Sanyal
Historical focus
The Indian independence struggle and the 1915 Ghadar Mutiny
Central figures
Rash Behari Bose, Sachindranath Sanyal, Bagha Jatin and Pratibha Lahiri

Quotes

Gurfateh Pirzada

Actor portraying Bagha Jatin

“I wanted to talk about the others who contributed immensely to our freedom, but who we don’t talk about.”
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“At a time when social media didn’t exist, how did they manage to pull it off ?!”
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