The man who united India — by any means necessary. History's most underrated power move.
Sardar is a 1993 Indian biopic on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of India's greatest freedom fighters, directed by Ketan Mehta and written by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar.
Acting
Paresh Rawal disappears into Patel's granite stubbornness
Writing
Tendulkar's dialogue cuts like a treaty negotiation knife
Director
Ketan Mehta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
H M Patel appears as himself — he was Patel's actual finance secretary in 1947, making this possibly cinema's most authentic cameo.
Released during the 1993 Bombay riots, the film's message of forced unity landed with uncomfortable contemporary resonance.
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