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Sardar: The Quiet Decisions Behind a Loud Celebration

Sardar: The Quiet Decisions Behind a Loud Celebration

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 This Republic Day special episode of The Watchlist with Jyotika revisits Sardar (1993), a film that explores the lesser-seen side of India’s independence journey, the work that began after freedom. Featuring a powerful, understated performance by Paresh Rawal as Vallabhbhai Patel, the film takes us inside the meetings, negotiations and tough calls thatunited over 560 princely states into one nation. Not a loud patriotic film, but a deeply relevant one, Sardar reminds us that before India could celebrate being a Republic, someone had to make sure India stayed one.
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