We come from a land that has given us fearless freedom fighters. They fought for their country regardless of consequence. Our generation didn't witness the struggle for freedom, but Bollywood actors have left no stone unturned to bring these national heroes alive onscreen.Here's a list of actors who played national heroes onscreen:Mohandas Karamchand GandhiBen Kingsley, Naseeruddin Shah, and Darshan Zariwala have eminently portrayed the character of Mahatma Gandhi onscreen in movie like Gandhi (Ben Kingsley), Hey Ram (Naseeruddin Shah), Gandhi My Father (Darshan Zariwala). Subhash Chandra BoseNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero was released in 2004, the movie portrayed the life and struggle of Subhash Chandra Bose, Netaji's character was enacted by Sachin Khedekar. Jawahar Lal NehruPandit Nehru's life, journey and political acumen were eminently portrayed by Pratap Sharma in Nehry: The Jewel of India. Mangal PandeyAamir Khan portrayed the role Mangal Pandey in 'Mangal Pandey: The Rising'. Bhagat SinghThe character of Bhagat Singh was brought alive on screen in movies like 'Shaheed Bhagat Singh' starring Shammi Kapoor, Shaheed starring Manoj Kumar, The Legend of Bhagat Singh starring Ajay Devgn, and 23 March 1931: Shaheed starring Bobby Deol. Sardar Vallabhai PatelIn a 1993 biopic on Sardar Patel, Indian actor Paresh Rawal portrayed Sardar Patel onscreen. The biopic was an eye-opening journal of Sardar Patel's life, and political journey. Jhansi Ki RaniMehtab portrayed the character of Rani Laxmibai on screen in a drama titled, 'The Tiger and The Flame: Revolution was her destiny'.Tipu SultanAlso known as the 'Tiger of Mysore', the life and journey of Tipu Sultan was enacted on screen in a drama named 'The Sword of Tipu sultan' in 1990. Sanjay Khan played Tipu sultan in the drama.Sukh DevSukhdev's character was played on-screen by Sushant Singh in the movie 'The Legened of Bhagat Singh', the character of Sukhdev was brought out from the loose chapters of Indian history on screen. Sukhdev along with Bhagat Singh and Rajguru was hanged to death on 23rd March 1931.RajguruIn movies 'The Legend of Bhagat Singh' the character of Rajguru was portrayed by D. Santosh. In Rang De Basant, the role of Rajguru was enacted by Sharman Joshi.
Updated on: August 15, 2013 6:06 IST
