The story of a young revolutionary who raised an armed resistance against the British rule in India.

Bhagat Singh was born in British India during the year 1908. As a child he witnessed numerous atrocities committed on fellow Indians by their British rulers, who came to trade under the guise of the East India Company, but ended up controlling most of the nation, and permitting tyrants such as General Dyer to massacre thousands of innocent men, women and children in Jallianwala Baug. As a child he was impressed by Mohandas K. Gandhi, especially his call to launch the non-cooperation movement, which led to thousands of people burning British-made clothing, giving up schools, and college studies, and government jobs - only to be let down by Gandhi himself when he called off the movement. Undaunted, Bhagat decided to be a revolutionary, starting with getting into petty fights, then as a grown-up joining the Hindustan Republic Association. When Lala Lajpat Rai was beaten to death by the police, Bhagat, along with Shivram Rajguru, Sukhdev, and others daringly carried out the assassination of a police officer named Saunders, which eventually led to Bhagat's arrest, where he was lodged in a cell, tortured and beaten mercilessly. His father, Kishan, paid Rs.60,000/- and bailed him out, so that he could get him to run a diary-farm and get married to a girl from Manavali. But being a revolutionary was in Bhagat's blood, and when the British proposed the Trade Disputes and Public Safety Bills, he would initiate the bombing in the Indian Parliament Building, along with Batukeshwar Dutt, be arrested, and tried in an open court. This is where Bhagat launched his much-publicized revolution, and became popular with the masses, especially the younger generation, laborers, and farmers, so much so that his popularity rivaled that of Gandhi himself. Even in prison, Bhagat made headline news when he and other prisoners undertook a 63 day fast unto death to improve the conditions of Indian freedom-fighter prisoners. Then the British re-opened the Saunders' murder case, which led to death sentences being imposed on Bhagat, Shivram, and Sukhdev. The entire nation rose up in protest, including the Congress party - with the ball being in Gandhi's court - for he was due to sign the Irwing Pact, and Indians hoped that he would use this as a bargaining chip to save the lives of the heroic trio. Will Gandhi rise up to the occasion and save the trio - so that they could pave the way for a modern and independent India, not just a country ruled by the British with a dominant status - an India free of communal hatred, injustice, corruption, and fundamentalism, or will Gandhi end up disappointing Bhagat all over again?—rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

Bhagat Singh (Ajay Devgn) was born in British India in 1907. As a child he witnessed numerous atrocities committed on fellow Indians by their British rulers, who came to trade under the guise of the East India Company, but ended up controlling most of the nation, and permitting tyrants such as General Reginald Dyer to massacre thousands of innocent men, women, and children in Jallianwala Bagh. As a child he was impressed by Mahatma Gandhi, especially his call to launch the non-cooperation movement, which led to thousands of people burning British-made clothing, giving up school, college studies, and government jobs - only to be let down by Gandhi when he called off the movement.

Bhagat Singh goes to the National College where he meets Sukhdev who shares his extremist ideals and thoughts. Undaunted, Bhagat Singh (Ajay Devgan) decided to be a revolutionary, starting with getting into petty fights, then as a grown-up joining the Hindustan Republic Association. He meets Ram Prasad Bismil (leader of HRA) & participates in the planning for the train loot of the govt treasury at Kakori. when Bismil & his associates are arrested, Bhagat Singh gets to meet Chandrashekhar Azad (founder of HR). Bhagat becomes an active member & starts the propaganda of HRA among the public. His activities draw the attention of British authorities who promptly put him in jail.

Bhagat's father, Kishan, paid Rs.60,000/- and bailed him out, so that he could get him to run a dairy-farm and get married to a girl named Manavali (Amrita Rao). After a year, Bhagat re-enters the HRa & takes active command of its local unit. He meets Rajguru who is sent by Chandrasekhar to assist Bhagat.

When Lala Lajpat Rai was beaten to death by the police, Bhagat, with Shivaram Rajguru (D Santosh), Sukhdev (Sushant Singh), and others daringly carried out the assassination of a police officer named Saunders. Bhagat & gang escape Lahore under disguise & reach Calcutta & plan to improve the reach of their organization nationally. They plan to explode bombs in British institutions across the country & learn to make bombs from a Chemistry professor Jatin Das.

Bhagat also rejects the congress party philosophy saying that congress simply wants to come to power at any cost without any regard to the consequences of being a puppet nation to the British (Congress proposal was to have an Indian Govt that answers to the British Crown as a compromise to complete independence).

When the British proposed the Trade Disputes and Public Safety Bills, he initiated the bombing in the Indian Parliament Building, with Batukeshwar Dutt, He took utmost care of the safety of people in parliament by throwing bombs at empty benches. He was arrested, and tried in an open court. Congress, including Gandhi & Nehru do not support Bhagat's actions. This is where Bhagat launched his much-publicized revolution, and became popular with the masses, especially the younger generation, laborers, and farmers, so much so that his popularity rivaled that of Gandhi himself.

Sukhdev is arrested when HRA premises are raided by the police. Sukhdev is jailed along with Bhagat. HRA is betrayed by internal folks who were arrested & tortured by the British police to give up the locations of their colleagues. Even in Lahore prison, Bhagat made headline news when he and other prisoners undertook a 63-day fast unto death to improve the conditions of Indian freedom-fighter prisoners. Then the British re-opened the Saunders' murder case, which led to death sentences being imposed on Bhagat, Shivram, and Sukhdev.

Gandhi hates Bhagat, but Nehru convinces Gandhi to give up his demand of a Dominian status and ask for total independence & he feels that Bhagat has influenced the entire congress party to fight for complete independence.

Meanwhile Chandrasekhar Azad is also betrayed by his close confidante's & is hunted down by the British. He takes his own life, preferring that to captivity under British Rule. The entire nation rose in protest, including the Congress party - with the ball in Gandhi's court - for he was due to sign the Irwin Pact, and Indians hoped that he would use this as a bargaining chip to save the lives of the heroic trio. But history tells us that as Gandhi plainly refused to help these legends.

As a result, the death penalty was carried out on the trio & to avoid mass protests, the English police took the bodies out of jail secretly & burnt them in the open forest. This was discovered by the locals & led to mass protests across the city & the nation.