 |  | Reviewed by Manish Gajjar, 大象传媒 Shropshire's Bollywood Specialist
The story unfolds in Lahore at a time when Bhagat Singh was only a child exposed to an environment dominated by the British Raj.
Belonging to a family who have been dedicated to the freedom struggle in India; Bhagat Singh's curiosity had always thrived in seeking justification of the actions taken by the British Government.
Death did not frighten this young child. So much so that by witnessing the horrific Jalianwala Baug massacre left a deep impact on his mind thus making him vow for revenge.
As a young man, he was fully dedicated to the freedom movement to the extent that he left his loving family behind and even rejected a marriage proposal.
Soon enough, he meets up with the legendary Chandrashekar Azad and eventually becomes the leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Party with Raj Guru, Sukhdev and Gopal.
As an activist, Bhagat had always respected Mahatma Gandhi and Lala Rajpat Rai; both leaders of the freedom movement.
Whilst Gandhi's philosophies were against Bhagat's beliefs, Lala Rajpat Rai had always supported him.
It was the death of Lala Rajpat Rai at the hands of a British officer which led to the eventual bombing of the legislative assembly meeting by Bhagat Singh and his associates. The result: Bhagat Singh received a two year prison sentence.
During those gruesome years, he suffered the horrific conditions of prison life but just like a true martyr he took it all in his stride.
But on March 23rd 1931, he was hanged by the British officers. His dead body was smuggled to a secluded place where it was cremated in the middle of the night.
The aftermath of this incident led to a national uproar in India. It was obvious, Bhagat Singh's death has finally become his much sought after victory! This is his story. 23rd March 1931-Shaheed.
Actor Bobby Deol enacts the role of Bhagat Singh with great sincerity and conviction. Most important is the fact that Bobby Deol's look matches that of the great martyr, which is sure to be a great plus point for this movie.
 Producer Sunny Deol has made a commendable film full of conviction by keeping his audience in mind, an overall great entertainer worth seeing!
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Pre-intermission portrays Bhagat Singh's relationship with Chandrashekhar Azad whilst post-intermission is more action-packed and is fully dedicated to Bhagat Singh as a revolutionary.
Director Guddu Dhanoa has handled all the sequences in this film with great thought.
Music by Anand Raaj Anand deserves a special mention. One cannot fail to notice the Punjabi and patriotic flavour in the songs. Rang de basanti, Des nu challo and Jogiya ve jogiya, which form the highlight of this political epic.
On the technical front, cinematography by Thiru is simply superb whilst Tinu Verma's action sequences are believable and true to life.
It's definitely worth mentioning that the costumes, designed by Simple Kapadia, depict great detail and match the era of the 1931 narration.
Producer Sunny Deol has made a commendable film full of conviction by keeping his audience in mind, an overall great entertainer worth seeing!
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