Shaheed-E-Azam

Shaahed-E-Azam is a 2002 Hindi film directed by Sukumar Nair. The film, based upon the life of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, caused some controversy as the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued a notice to the producers calling for a ban of the movie.It was released in 2002. In the same year two other movies on Bhagat Singh were also released named 23rd March 1931: Shaheed and The Legend of Bhagat Singh.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Cast

• Sonu Sood as Bhagat Singh
• Raj Zutshi as Chandrashekar Azad
• Dev Gill as Rajguru
• Ron Sladczyk as William (Jeeta)

References

1. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021229/spectrum/main2.htm
2. "Films on Bhagat Singh fail at box office". The Tribune. 16 June 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
3. "‘Shaheed-e-Azam’ was a learning experience: Sonu Sood". The Tribune. 1 June 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
4. Rashid, Parbina (31 May 2002). "Bhagat Singh’s magic on silver screen". The Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
5. Tandon, Aditi (20 February 2002). "A slice of independence with ‘Shaheed-e-Azam’ Bhagat Singh". The Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
6. Sandhu, Kulwinder (3 April 2002). "‘Shaheed-e-Azam’ gets Hollywood touch". The Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
7. "New Release". The Tribune. 31 May 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
8. "Scripts of Bhagat Singh films genuine?". The Tribune. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 23 November 2011.