I-DAY SPECIALS: BOOKS, MOVIES & OTHER FAVOURITE THINGS

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I-Day Specials

BHUJ: THE PRIDE OF INDIA (Movie/Bollywood)
Bhuj – The Pride Of India, will be released on Disney+ Hotstar on a grand scale as part of the August 15 Independence Day Specials. With Ajay Devgn in the lead and a stellar cast to prop up this war drama with obvious patriotic flavour, the film is a period film, the first one with Devgn in the lead after Tanhaji – The Unsung Warrior last year which was a mega hit too. Sonakshi Sinha and Sanjay Dutt are the other highlights of this film inspired by the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War where the airstrip at Bhuj was destroyed in combat and the brave officer, Vikram Karnik essayed by Ajay Devgn built the Bhuj airport along with 300 women from a nearby village. This helped India win the war. Sanjay Dutt brings to life the role of Ranchordas Pagi whose efforts are said to have saved thousands of lives.

RAMRAO (Book/Harper Collins)

 

This Independence Day, HarperCollins India releases a topical book Ramrao, against the backdrop of the ongoing farmers’ agitation in India, written by seasoned rural journalist Jaideep Hardikar. The story goes like this: One morning in 2014, Ramrao Panchleniwar, a cotton grower in Maharashtra’s infamous Vidarbha region, consumed two bottles of pesticide. Had he succeeded in his bid to commit suicide, he would have been reduced to a statistic. After all, a farmer ends his life every thirty minutes in India; in Maharashtra alone, close to 60,000 such suicides have taken place over the past two decades.
But Ramrao miraculously survived. Hardikar attempts to put a face to the country’s unending farm crisis with his story. He takes the reader on a journey of the everyday life of an Indian farmer, his struggles and many failings, the quagmire of issues he faces, and how he comes to a pass where he chooses to put an end to it all. The result of years of committed reportage, Ramrao turns an ordinary life into an essential biography for our times.

LIVE STREAM FROM RED FORT (Govt website)

As India celebrates ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, marking the 75th year of Independence from the foreign rule, the Press Information Bureau announced that Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar launched the special website https://indianidc2021.mod.gov.in as a platform to connect Indians from world over to celebrate the National Festival. The platform, freely accessible to all, will for the first time ever, live stream the Independence Day Celebrations from the majestic Red Fort on August 15, 2021 in Virtual Reality (VR) 360 degree format. People can use this feature with or without VR Gadget. The platform also provides features like a special IDC Radio, Gallery, Interactive filters, E-books on deeds of Gallantry, 50 years of 1971 victory and Blogs on the Freedom Movement, Wars and War Memorials. Netizens can also log on to know the information related to the Independence

BURIED SEEDS (NatGeo special)

 

National Geographic will celebrate this Independence Day with the premiere of Buried Seeds, the life story of Michelin chef Vikas Khanna who, according to the documentary embodies human passion and willpower. Directed and produced by contemporary filmmaker Andrei Severny, the film traces Khanna’s journey as a child with misaligned feet to the man who took Indian cuisine to the world. Vikas narrates the incredible story of how he learned to walk and won people’s hearts with the magic of his cooking. The film also captures the true essence of Indian culture, heritage, and customs through kaleidoscopic visuals of More importantly, the film captures the essence of India, with all the beauty, bonding, and sacrifices made by an Indian family to fulfill the dream of their child.