Bollywood's 5 Best History Based Movies You Should Watch

5. Raja Harishchandra

Raja Harishchandra (1913) was the first historical movie and also the first Indian movie ever shot.It was a silent movie in black and white lasting only 40 minutes. It was based on the story from Mahabharata and Ramayana about the King (raja) Harishchandra. It was produced and directed by Dadasaheb Phalke. The leading roles were played by Dadasaheb Phalke himself as Raja Harishchandra and P.G. Sane as his wife, Taramati. It was first shown in Mumbai marking the beginning of the Indian Film Industry. 

4. Mughal-e-Azam

Mughal-e-Azam (1960) means ‘the greatest of the Mughals’. It was an Indian epic film and was directed by K. Asif. It took two million dollars and nine years to complete. It holds the record of being the highest grossing film till 1975 when the movie Sholey stole the show. Mugha-e-Azam is considered amongst the biggest box office hits of Indian movies. It was a hit worldwide. The movie was partially in black and white to begin with. A restored color version of the film in 2004 also continued to place the movie as a tremendous success, and at the box office it ran for 25 weeks consecutively.

3. Asoka

Asoka (2001) is an epic story of an ancient Mauryan king of India, King Asoka. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Danny Denzongpa in leading roles. It is produced by Shah Rukh Khan and is directed by Santosh Sivan. The story is about the king (Asoka) as a youth who was a plunderer and waged a war, the bloodiest ever in history. He later embraced Buddhism.

2. Lagaan

Lagaan (2001), bases its story about a small village of India during the rule of the British Queen Victoria; how they play a game of cricket against the British staking their future on its victory. It is directed by Ashutosh Gowariker with the leading roles played by Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh and Rachel Shelley.It was also nominated for the Oscars in the category of the best non-English language film.

1. Jodha Akbar

Jodha Akbar (2008) is a story from the sixteenth century when Akbar the Great was the emperor of India. It shows how a marriage alliance turns into true love between a Rajput princess (Aishwarya Rai) and the Mughal emperor (Hrithik Roshan). The movie is directed by Ashutosh Gowariker who also directed Lagaan.

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From Ahmedabad To Berlin

A postman brings home a letter.His mother receives it.It's a letter from Berlin Film Festival,they want her son to attend the event.

Akash who lives in Housing Board colony in Bapunagar area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat got this unexpected letter which was actually an invitation from BFF asking him to attend the fest because the very first film of his career has been nominated.

After graduation from Gujarat College in Theatre arts in 2008 Akash got his first break as a lead actor in Prashant Bhargava and Jaideep Punjabi's "PATANG"(The Kite),which was shot entirely in Ahmedabad in 2008.The film captures the famous kites festival of Gujarat.

The story revolves around these five people who love kites and take flight to elude the obstacles of everyday life.The film captures their hopes and struggles during the jubilant atmosphere of Ahmedabad's two-day kite festival while exploring the intimate dynamics of family, love and friendship.

In an interview with The Times Of India Akash remembered his first kissing scene in the film."I was made to chew a lot of gum that day.The director wanted it to be a surprise for me as a kiss scene would have scandalised me.My co-actress Suganda Garg was told to cover my eyes before she planted one peck.I stood stunned and was thinking what my parents would say if they saw this.I had to be counseled,"he said.

Suganda Garg

He loved Uttrayan and bunked off classes at Delhi's National School of Drama to fly kites back home at the Gujarat housing board flat in Bapunagar. "It is this love for kites that clinched me the lead role according to my seniors in the film," says Akash.

PATANG - Preview Trailer from Khushi Films on Vimeo

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Exclusive First Look : Force(2011)

Recently in one of my previous post you saw the very first look of the most awaited bollywood film of 2011 RA.One, which was pretty awesome and now here's the Exclusive first look poster of "FORCE".John looks fantastic with his shirt off and a nice tattoo. John acted in action film Dhoom(2004) which became a huge blockbuster hit.See the FORCE album here.

The movie also stars pretty Genelia D'souza opposite John as lead actress.The film is produced by Vipul Shah and directed by Nishikant Kamat.The trailer of this remake of Surya's Tamil movie Khakha Khakha seems awesome.Producer of the film Vipul Shah promises action scenes that are going to be a first for Indian audiences.Let's hope for the best of action from John.Watch the trailer below.

DETAILS

CAST

John Abraham

Genelia D'Souza

Raj Babbar

Mohnish Bahl

Director

Nishikant Kamat

Producer

Vipul Shah

Story Writer

Ritesh Shah

Lyricist

Javed Akhtar

Music Director

Harris Jayaraj

Background Music

Harris Jayaraj

Cinematographer

Ayananka Bose

Choreographer

Bosco - Caesar

Genre

Action, Romance

Shooting Studio

Filmcity

Banner 

Fox Star Studios, Sunshine Pictures Pvt. Ltd

Release Date

September 30th 2011

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