Cast: Paresh Rawal (as Vallabh Bhai Patel), Tom Alter (as Lord Mountbatten), Benjamin Gilani (as Pandit Nehru), Annu Kapoor (as Mahatma Gandhi), Vallabh Vyas (as Mohammad Ali Jinnah) amongst others…

Plot: Story of Shri Vallabh Bhai Patel, commonly known as the “Iron Man of India”. The movie celebrates the last five years of his life between 1945 and 1950, his influence on the socio-political make of the country pre-and post-independence through his death by cardiac arrest.

Review: From the first shot to the last this movie kept us involved. There’s not a whole lot of background that most Indian’s have on “Sardar” Patel, as his political life got overshadowed by more charismatic leaders of his time like M.K. Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru etc.

“Sardar” another pet name given to Mr. Patel for his leadership qualities, led several Satyagrahas, the non-violent mass civil disobidience movement during India’s struggle for Independance from British occupation. Though, Sardar Patel can hold on his own, for his place in history, in creating the India, one country after the brutal aftermath of Partition in 1947.

We all owe a debt to this great man for his vision, his resilience, and above all his sacrifices to see us through the dark times to the India of today. Though, we’re not what he would have imagined us to be 50 years since Independence, but we all can try!

Rating: 5 of 5 (A Must See for Every Indian)