Pragati Awasthi

In 80 years, a lot has changed. And if we talk about cinema, it has evolved in every aspect of storytelling. But do you know which was the first movie released after India gained independence?

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As India marks 80 years of independence, Bollywood sees a full-circle moment. In 1947, P.L. Santoshi’s film Shehnai released on 15 August, the day India gained freedom. 80 years later in 2026, his son Rajkumar Santoshi’s film Batwara 1947 is set to release on Partition day.

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This Independence Day weekend, the newest release is Sunny Deol's Batwara 1947, a film that tells the story of Partition and how it affected people on both sides. But it's not just Batwara. This year has been full of patriotic releases, and it started right in January.

India is gearing up to celebrate its 80th Independence Day, and for cinema lovers, we've curated a list of movies that audiences loved back in 1947. Scroll down to take a look.