Archive · 11 Sep 2026
The Revolutionaries Brings Bengal’s Forgotten Freedom Fighters to Screen
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.
Nikkhil Advani’s eight-part series The Revolutionaries premieres on Prime Video, focusing on lesser-known figures in India’s independence struggle.
The series portrays Rash Behari Bose, Sachindranath Sanyal, Bagha Jatin and Pratibha Lahiri.
Its story leads toward the 1915 Ghadar Mutiny, an armed plan to spark a pan-Indian revolt against British rule.
Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Gurfateh Pirzada and Pratibha Ranta play the four central revolutionaries.
Advani said the series aims to highlight Bengali revolutionaries often overshadowed by more widely known freedom fighters.
- Who
- Director Nikkhil Advani and actors Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Gurfateh Pirzada and Pratibha Ranta are behind the series, which portrays Rash Behari Bose, Sachindranath Sanyal, Bagha Jatin and Pratibha Lahiri.
- What
- The Revolutionaries is an eight-part historical series about lesser-known Indian revolutionaries and their fight against British rule.
- When
- The series premieres on Prime Video on the day of publication, according to the article.
- Where
- The story focuses on Bengal’s revolutionaries and the wider Indian independence movement; the interview took place in New Delhi.
- Why
- Advani said he wanted to highlight freedom fighters whose contributions are often overlooked in favor of better-known figures.
- 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