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CONTEXTE HISTORIQUE
Ancient foundations and Mauryan statecraft
The subcontinent has never been a single timeless polity; early imperial formations existed amid immense cultural and regional diversity.
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Ancient polities, empires, colonial rule, independence and modern India
Travel across a diverse subcontinent, from Mauryan statecraft through Delhi and Mughal rule, Maratha power, Company colonialism, the anti-colonial struggle, Partition and nation-building. The films represent specific linguistic, religious and political traditions rather than one uniform national past. Mythic, nationalist and fictional material is noted explicitly.
3000 p.n.e. → 11.10.19902 guides éditoriaux23 titres sélectionnés
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A selective starting itinerary through the major transformations, with explicit evidence warnings and a manageable number of key works.
- Titres
- 8
- Chapitres
- 6
- Durée
- 20h 12m
- Mixte
- 7 films · 0 documentation · 1 TV
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CHAPITRE HISTORIQUE
Ancient foundations and Mauryan statecraft
327 p.n.e. → 321 p.n.e.
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చాణక్య చంద్రగుప్త
HISTOIRE REPRÉSENTÉE 327 p.n.e. → 321 p.n.e.
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Opens discussion of Chandragupta Maurya and the political theories associated with Chanakya.
A fictionalized reconstruction with limited direct evidence for dialogue.
178 minIMDb 7.0 · 70 votes
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Medieval kingdoms and Mughal India
Turkic, Afghan and Indo-Persian dynasties interacted with Rajput, regional and later Mughal states; cinema often uses romance as its organizing device.
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CHAPITRE HISTORIQUE
Medieval kingdoms and Mughal India
1562 → 1569
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जोधा अकबर
Jodhaa AkbarHISTOIRE REPRÉSENTÉE 1562 → 1569
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Explores an imagined personal relationship against the background of Mughal court politics and religious negotiation.
The titular love story is heavily romanticized and historically disputed.
213 minIMDb 7.5 · 36.9K votes
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Marathas and the eighteenth-century contest
The decline of centralized Mughal power and the growth of regional forces changed the political map of South Asia.
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CHAPITRE HISTORIQUE
Marathas and the eighteenth-century contest
1760 → 1761
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पानीपट
PanipatHISTOIRE REPRÉSENTÉE 1760 → 1761
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Introduces the Third Battle of Panipat and the complexity of eighteenth-century regional power.
Heroic epic; political motivations and military details are compressed.
171 minIMDb 5.2 · 6.2K votes
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Company rule and the colonial state
British colonial power developed through commerce, conquest and coercion; the 1857 uprising remains a major turning point.
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CHAPITRE HISTORIQUE
Company rule and the colonial state
1857
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Essentiel
Mangal Pandey - The Rising
HISTOIRE REPRÉSENTÉE 1857
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Connects army service and rebellion in 1857 with wider opposition to Company rule.
A charismatic biographical telling that oversimplifies collective causes.
150 minIMDb 6.5 · 11.2K votes
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Independence, Partition and mass mobilization
Mass protest, socialist and revolutionary activism, wartime pressures and partition divided people and communities in different ways.
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Independence, Partition and mass mobilization
1919 → 1940
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सरदार उधम
Sardar UdhamHISTOIRE REPRÉSENTÉE 1919 → 1940
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Links an individual’s response to the Amritsar massacre with the violence of imperial rule.
Retrospective biographical dramatization of motives and events.
162 minIMDb 8.3 · 51.4K votes
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Gandhi
HISTOIRE REPRÉSENTÉE 1893 → 30.01.1948
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Outlines mass nonviolent struggle, political negotiation and independence leadership.
A comprehensive but Gandhi-centered film that underplays other leaders and Partition perspectives.
192 minIMDb 8.0 · 247K votes
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1947: Earth
EarthHISTOIRE REPRÉSENTÉE 1947
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Depicts Partition violence and the collapse of intercommunal trust in Lahore.
Adaptation of fiction; illuminates lived trauma rather than representing all regions.
101 minIMDb 7.6 · 8.2K votes
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India after independence
The post-1947 nation faced wars, institution-building, economic transformation and new social movements.
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India after independence
1940 → 1974
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Rocket Boys
HISTOIRE REPRÉSENTÉE 1940 → 1974
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Uses the early scientific establishment as a way to discuss state-building and modernization.
Dramatized biographical series with compressed science and institutional history.
45 minIMDb 8.8 · 20.8K votes
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