The correct answer is Shaheed-e-Azad Bhagat Singh.
Key Points
- Shaheed-e-Azad Bhagat Singh (1954) is the first film based on Bhagat Singh’s life.
- The movie was directed by Jagdish Gautama and had Prem Abeed, Jairaj, Smriti Biswas, and Ashita Mazumdar in lead roles.
- The film also boasted of the classic patriotic song ‘Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamaare Dil Mein Hai’ in Mohammed Rafi’s melodious voice.
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh (1963):
- Almost a decade later, Shammi Kapoor appeared in and as Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
- The film was directed by KN Bansal and besides Shammi Kapoor, the movie starred Shakeela, Premnath, and Achla Sachdev in prominent roles.
- Shaheed (1965):
- At the 13th National Awards, the film won awards for Best Feature Film in Hindi and Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration and Best Story.
- ‘Shaheed’ had the entire nation humming to its patriotic compositions like ‘Aye watan aye watan humko teri kasam’, ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna’, ‘O mera rang de basanti chola’ and ‘Pagadi sambhaal jattaa’ with the voices of Mukesh, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Manna De gracing the vocals.
- The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002):
- Rajkumar Santoshi directed Ajay Devgn as Bhagat Singh and focused on how Singh came to develop his independent views against the British Raj and the development of his ideologies, right from witnessing the death of Lala Lajpat Rai to the reopening of the Saunders’ murder case.
- The film went on to win two National Awards, including the Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Actor for Ajay Devgn.



