Top 10 Movies Based On India-Pakistan's Partition

Partition of India and Pakistan has always been the greatest tragedy for both countries, and a few Bollywood films have attempted to portray this tragedy.

Despite the fact that this is a contentious subject, they have managed to depict both violence and friendship in such cruel times. and portray what others may have been going through at the time.

These Bollywood films on India-Pakistan Partition will take you back to the time of our independence and the partition of India, and we thank them for their efforts. Here are the top ten films on the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.

Gandhi (1982)

A biopic based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. The film depicts Gandhi's struggle for India's independence. Gandhi's life narrative, killing, funeral, and not to mention India's partition, is not a Bollywood film, but it certainly belongs on this list.

Tamas (1988)

Tamas is a television film directed by Govind Nihalani, based on the novel of the same name by Bhisham Sahni. Om Puri and Deepa Mehta play the key parts. The film tells the storey of the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.

Earth (1998)

The novel "Ice Candy Man" by Bapsi Sidhwa is the inspiration for Deepa Mehta's Earth. The film depicts the partition of India in detail, as well as the struggles of a Parsi family in Lahore who were caught in the crossfire between Hindus and Muslims.

Train to Pakistan (1998)

The film is based on Khsuhwant Singh's novel of the same name. As the title suggests, the film is about the Train to Pakistan and depicts the 1947 split and violence.

Shaheed- E- Mohabbat Boota Singh (1999)

During India's partition, a Pakistani woman was saved by an Indian guy and their love storey is told. They fall in love and marry, but Zainab is subsequently forcibly returned to her parents. Boota Singh tries everything he can to reclaim Zainab, but it's all for naught.

Hey Ram (2000)

Kamal Haasan directed, wrote, and produced the contentious film. Partition, Gandhi's assassination, and Nathuram Godse are all shown in the film. The picture was nominated for an Academy Award, but it did not perform well at the box office.

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001)

This film, loosely based on Shaheed-E- Mohabbat Boota Singh, was a box office hit and received numerous prizes. The film is based on the true storey of a Sikh man who saved a wealthy Muslim girl during India's partition. Despite the fact that he loses his family in the partition, he manages to save Sakeena. They eventually marry. Sakeena travels to see her parents after learning that they are still alive after all these years. Sakeena's parents, however, will not allow her to return to her husband. Tara Singh travels to Pakistan to reclaim his wife, beats everyone, and returns Sakeena.

Khamosh Pani (2003)

Although Khamosh Pani is a Pakistani film, it deserves to be included in this list of films about India's partition. It's about how people caught in the middle of a violent situation are artistically depicted on TV. Despite the fact that it was a Pakistani film, the majority of the cast was Indian.

Pinjar (2003)

Pinjar is a film by Urmila Matondkar about a Hindu woman kidnapped by a Muslim household. Puro tries to flee, but her parents turn away, and she is forced to return to Rashid (The man who kidnapped her). This film is set against the backdrop of India's partition.

Sardar (1994)

Sardar is a biographical film based on the life of India's Iron Man. It is primarily on India's partition and Sardar Patel's efforts to bring the country together.

Ketan Mehta directed the film, which stars Paresh Rawal as Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.