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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2002 2h 35m HI
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7.2
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★7.2TMDB · 76
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Synopsis
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Born in British India, Bhagat Singh witnesses numerous atrocities during his childhood and grows up to become one of the most fearless freedom fighters in the country.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ajay Devgn
Bhagat K. Singh
Amrita Rao
Mannewali
Sushant Singh
Sukhdev
Akhilendra Mishra
Chandrashekhar Azad
D. Santosh
Rajguru
Bhaswar Chatterjee
Batukeshwar Dutt
Raj Babbar
Kishan Singh
Farida Jalal
Vidyavati K. Singh
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Rajkumar Santoshi
- Writers
- Anjum Rajabali
- Languages
- Bengali, English, Hindi, Punjabi
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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MONEY
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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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ERA
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Released 24 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Bengali, English, Hindi, Punjabi.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, shot by K. V. Anand. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor V. N. Mayekar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Rajkumar Santoshi directs. K. V. Anand behind the camera. A.R. Rahman scores. V. N. Mayekar cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Bengali, English, Hindi, Punjabi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Released 24 years ago.
- 4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Bengali, English, Hindi, Punjabi.
- 5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, shot by K. V. Anand. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Original score by A.R. Rahman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 8Editor V. N. Mayekar shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 9Ajay Devgn and Amrita Rao and Sushant Singh carry the top of the cast.
- 10IMDB entry: tt0319736 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- K. V. Anand
- Original score
- A.R. Rahman
- Editing
- V. N. Mayekar
- Runtime
- 155 min · 2h 35m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $6,000,000
- Return
- 200% of budget
- Original language
- HI
- Certification (US)
- 12
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
- Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Rajkumar Santoshi
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Key crew
- Additional DialogueRanjit Kapoor
- Additional DialogueRajkumar Santoshi
- Line ProducerPrakash Talreja
- DialogueAnjum Rajabali
- EditorV. N. Mayekar
- Art DirectionNitin Chandrakant Desai
- ProducerRamesh Sadhuram Taurani
- ProducerKumar Sadhuram Taurani
- DialoguePiyush Mishra
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical2002-08-0612
