1947: Brexit India (Film)

This feature length documentary sheds a light on British presence in India from 1609 till 1947. 

The documentary aims to focus on the factors behind India gaining Independence apart from the Freedom Movement by the National leaders. The documentary is anchored and narrated by Mr. Boman Irani and features prominent speakers including: 

• Mr. Shashi Tharoor - Indian former international diplomat, politician, writer and public intellectual
• Mr. William Dalrymple - Scottish historian, art historian and curator, as well as a broadcaster, critic and photographer 
• Mr. M. Rajivlochan - Historian and Member of Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Commodore Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar - retired military officer who served in the Indian Navy
• Ishtiaq Ahmed - Swedish political scientist and author of Pakistani descent
• Allister Hinds - author of books such as Britain's Sterling Colonial Policy and Decolonization, 1939-1958
• Professor Tom Tomlinson - Emeritus Professor, Department of History, School of History; Dr. David Omissi - Senior Lecturer in Modern History, University of Hull
• Gurharpal Singh - political scientist

About the Director

Sanjivan Lal is an Indian film director and writer. He did his specialisation in Film Direction from Film and Television Institute of India at Pune. He was a jury member of non-feature section of Indian Panorama for IFFI, 2005 at Goa.

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