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{{Infobox film
| name = Shaheed
| image = Shaheed 1965 film.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = S. Ram Sharma
| producer = Kewal Kashyap
| writer = [[Batukeshwar Dutt]]<br>Din Dayal Sharma (dialogue, screenplay)
| narrator =
| starring = [[Manoj Kumar]]<br>[[Prem Chopra]]<br>[[Anant Purushottam Marathe]]
| music = [[Prem Dhawan]]
| cinematography = Ranjod Thakur
| editing = B. S. Glaad<br>Vishnu Kumar Singh
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1 January 1965}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}

'''''Shaheed''''' ({{Translation|Martyr}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1965|1965]] [[Patriotism|patriotic]] [[film]] directed by S. Ram Sharma, produced by Kewal Kashyap and starring [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Kamini Kaushal]] and [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] in lead roles. [[Iftekhar]], [[Nirupa Roy]], [[Prem Chopra]], [[Madan Puri]] and [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] star in supporting roles. It is based on the life of [[Bhagat Singh]]. The music was composed by [[Prem Dhawan]], with several songs being penned by freedom fighter [[Ram Prasad Bismil]]. ''Shaheed'' was the first of Manoj Kumar's series of patriotic films, followed by the likes of ''[[Upkar]]'' (1967), ''[[Purab Aur Paschim]]'' (1970) and ''[[Kranti]]'' (1981).

It was released on 1 January 1965 and became a box office success. The eleventh highest-grossing film of the year, it was given a verdict of "hit" by [[Box Office India|Box office India]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-02-10|title=Boxofficeindia.com|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=171&catName=MTk2NQ==|access-date=2020-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210134027/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=171&catName=MTk2NQ==|archive-date=10 February 2012}}</ref> At the [[13th National Film Awards]], ''Shaheed'' won the award for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]], the [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]] and the award for [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Story|Best Screenplay]] for B. K. Dutt and Din Dayal Sharma.<ref name="13thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13thNFAAward.aspx|title=13th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=2 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054256/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm13thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="13thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/13th_NFA.pdf|title=13th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref>

The film was screened retrospectively on 15 August 2016 at the ''Independence Day Film Festival'', jointly presented by the Indian [[Directorate of Film Festivals]] and [[Ministry of Defense (India)|Ministry of Defense]], commemorating 70th [[Independence Day (India)|Indian Independence Day]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-09|title=Pune: A film festival that celebrates freedom|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/pune-a-film-festival-that-celebrates-freedom-2962539/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=70th Independance Day|url=http://dff.nic.in/70thIndependance_Day/70_Saal_Independance_Day.pdf|url-status=live|website=dff.nic.in}}</ref>

==Plot==
It is the year 1911 in British India, Sardar Kishan Singh and his family, including son [[Bhagat Singh|Bhagat]], are distressed when Kishan's brother, [[Sardar Ajit Singh|Ajit Singh]], is arrested for agitating people against the British. He then mysteriously disappears after supposedly escaping from prison and is never heard from again. This makes a strong impression on young [[Bhagat Singh]]'s mind. When he grows up, he joins the movement for freedom struggle headed by [[Chandrashekar Azad]]. In 1928, he sees that [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] is lathi-charged by the police for leading a protest march against [[Simon Commission]] and later succumbs to his injuries. Bhagat, [[Chandrashekar Azad]], [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]], [[Sukhdev]], and Jaigopal decide to avenge this by killing the Assistant Superintendent J. P. Saunders. In December, they shot him dead as he was leaving a local police station. After the assassination, Bhagat and others decide to leave Lahore to avoid being arrested by CID or police. Bhagat changes his appearance to an Anglo-Indian gentlemen and evades [[Lahore]] along with Azad and Rajguru.

4 months later, Bhagat Singh and comrade [[Batukeshwar Dutt]] explode a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi as an act of protest. Together with other freedom fighters, including Bhagat's best friend [[Sukhdev]], they are arrested and prosecuted, then thrown in prison. They are detained in the jail at Lahore, where they are continually persecuted and tortured by the prison guards.

After seeing the maltreatment of Indian prisoners, Bhagat and his fellow freedom fighters announce a hunger strike, during which [[Jatindra Nath Das|Jatindranath]] dies. The government gives in and agrees to change the way prisoners are treated. As the case in the killing of Saunders continues, Bhagat and his comrades give poignant speeches in the court condemning British imperialism. Chandrashekhar Azad and [[Bhagwati Charan Vohra]] try to help the freedom fighters escape, but the attempt fails, and Bhagwati dies in the process. Chandrashekhar Azad subsequently kills himself (he vowed to never be captured alive) during his encounter with the British police in [[Alfred Park]].

When the trial ends, [[Bhagat Singh]], [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]] and [[Sukhdev]] are all given death sentences. Fearing public protests, the British secretly send Bhagat Singh and Rajguru to the gallows a day before they are officially supposed to be executed. The men shout: "Long live the Revolution!" just before they are executed.

==Cast==
* [[Manoj Kumar]] as [[Bhagat Singh]]
* [[Prem Chopra]] as [[Sukhdev]]
* [[Anant Marathe]] as [[Shivaram Rajguru|Rajguru]]
* [[Kamini Kaushal]] as Vidyavati Kaur (Bhagat Singh's mother)
* [[Nirupa Roy]] as [[Durga Bhabhi]]
* Sailesh Kumar as Chail Bihari
* [[Manmohan (actor)|Manmohan]] as [[Chandra Shekhar Azad|Chandarshekhar Azad]]
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as [[Dacoity|Daku Kehar Singh]]
* [[Madan Puri]] as Major P. D. Chopra, [[Jailor]] of [[Central Jail Lahore|Lahore Central Jail]]
* [[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Dhaniram
* [[Anwar Hussain (actor)|Anwar Hussain]] as Jail warden Chattar Singh
* [[Kamal Kapoor]] as [[Public Prosecutor]] Rai Bahadur Suryanarayan – [[Delhi]]
* [[Krishan Dhawan]] as [[Sardar Ajit Singh]] (Bhagat Singh's uncle)
* [[D. K. Sapru]] as Sardar Kishan Singh (Bhagat Singh's father)
* [[Indrani Mukherjee]] as Susheela
* [[Iftekhar]] as [[Public Prosecutor]] – [[Lahore]]
* [[Raj Kishore]] as Jaigopal
* [[Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru]] as himself in a speech footage
* [[Mahatma Gandhi]] as himself in a speech footage
* [[Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad]] as himself in a speech footage
* [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]] as himself in a speech footage
* Sudhir as Yashwant (uncredited)

==Soundtrack==

Music: [[Prem Dhawan]], Lyricist: Prem Dhawan (except [[Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna]] by [[Bismil Azimabadi]])

{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1
| "Ai Vatan Ai Vatan Hamko Teri Kasam"
| [[Mohammad Rafi]]
|-
| 2
| "[[Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna]]"
| Mohammad Rafi, [[Manna Dey]] & Rajendra Mehta
|-
| 3
| "Jogi, Ham To Lut Gaye Tere Pyaar Men"
| [[Lata Mangeshkar]]
|-
| 4
| "O Mera Rang De Basanti Chola"
| Mukesh, [[Mahendra Kapoor]], Lata Mangeshkar & Rajendra Mehta
|-
| 5
| "Pagadi Sambhal Jatta"
| Mohammad Rafi
|-
| 6
| "Watan Pe Marne Wale Zinda Rahega Tera Naam"
| Mohammad Rafi
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0293589|Shaheed}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}
{{Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration}}

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[[Category:Films set in the British Raj]]
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films about Bhagat Singh]]
[[Category:Indian historical films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Prem Dhawan]]
[[Category:Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Story National Film Award]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Lahore]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Jawaharlal Nehru]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Vallabhbhai Patel]]
[[Category:Memorials to Abul Kalam Azad]]

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