Top 10 Historical Dramas In India

The yesteryears of Indian history have a lot to offer to the film makers. History offers a great plot, that has drama, tragedy, love, the rise and fall of kingdoms, foreign invasions, etc. A great director has the ability to take history and present it in an enjoyable way to the audience. The film is a great success when the audience leaves with melancholia for the lost past. Here is a list of Top 10 Historical Dramas that give the audience a glimpse into the past.

1. Jodhaa Akbar Click to look into! >> Read More...

Jodhaa Akbar follows the love saga between the greatest Mughal of all time, Akbar, and his fiery Rajput queen, Jodhaa. The marriage that starts out as a political obligation soon turns into love with the help of mutual respect and admiration. Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan with his unimaginable dance moves i >> Read More... and Aishwarya Rai pair up to deliver this Mughal-era romance.

2. The Legend Of Bhagat Singh

The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a biopic of the martyr Bhagat Singh. Born in British India, Bhagat Singh witnessed all the atrocities committed by the British officials. This prompted him to become a freedom fighter. He soon became one of the most fearless freedom fighters. He organized hunger strikes and protests against British rule. He was convicted and sentenced to hang for the same crime.

3. Gandhi

When Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returns from South Africa to British India, he organizes a non-violent resistance movement against the British rule in India. The film depicts the struggles faced by Gandhi in liberating India from British rule.

4. Rang De Basanti Click to look into! >> Read More...

A group of friends graduate from Delhi University and linger around their campus in hopes of getting cast in a film. A British filmmaker casts them in her film about Indian freedom fighters. Whether knowingly or unknowingly the casting turns them into rebels for a cause.

5. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero

The film depicts Netaji's vital role in India's freedom struggle during World War II World War II is a Malayalam information TV show on >> Read More... . Netaji resigns his presidential post of the Indian National Congress to lead the protests against British rule in India.

6. Bajirao Mastani Click to look into! >> Read More...

The film depicts the story of Maratha Peshwa Bajirao and his second wife, Mastani. The heroic Bajirao is already married to Kashibai. The story revolves around the struggles of Bajirao and Mastani to make their love triumph amid opposition from his conservative family.

7. Mohenjo Daro Click to look into! >> Read More...

Mohenjo Daro was a city ruled by a tyrant, Maham. Sarman, a poor farmer, arrives in Mohenjo Daro and learns about the history his family shares with Maham. He plans to get his revenge.

8. Padmaavat

Queen Padmavati and her Rajput ruler are happily married, until a ruthless sultan, Alauddin Khalji, comes into their lives. He is obsessed with the queen and declares war on their kingdom to claim her.

9. Mangal Pandey: The Rising

In the year 1857, soldier Mangal Pandey leads a revolt against India's imperialist occupiers. The war for Indian independence began with this revolt. Throughout the violent events, Mangal Pandey manages to maintain his friendship with Capt. William Gordon.

10. Raag Desh

The film is a periodic drama based on the Indian National Army setup by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The film follows the Indian National Army Trials and the joint court martial of three Indian National Army officers.