A Biopic Of Freedom Fighter Usha Mehta, 'Freedom Radio' Is Announced

Mumbai, May 20 - Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha has joined hands with Ketan Mehta ("Manjhi – The Mountain Man") to announce the biopic of freedom fighter and Gandhian, Usha Mehta. The movie, titled "Freedom Radio", will be produced by Sinha's Benaras Mediaworks with Mehta who will also be directing it.

Usha Mehta was a Gandhian and freedom fighter who ran an underground pirate radio called Congress Radio during the Quit India Movement and gave tough time to the British Government. Post-Independence, Usha Mehta was conferred with Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India.



In a media statement about the biopic, Ketan Mehta said, "Developing this story has been pure joy. Sifting through her personal diaries, and delving into my own memories have been a crucial part of my work. I couldn't have found a more supportive producer and collaborator than Anubhav who understands the vision of his filmmaker".

Talking about collaborating with Ketan Mehta, Anubhav Sinha said, "It's been a sheer joy working with Ketan on this project. I was taken in by Usha Mehta's courage and grit. It's the kind of patriotism that we need to revisit in today's day and age".

KETAN MEHTA - ANUBHAV SINHA JOIN HANDS: ANNOUNCE BIOPIC... Producer #AnubhavSinha's #BenarasMediaworks joins forces with #KetanMehta to produce #FreedomRadio, a biopic on freedom fighter #UshaMehta’s life... Directed by #KetanMehta, the film is set in the pre-independence era. pic.twitter.com/ko9n8E2F4t

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Talking about the film, Ketan said, "It's a film about the spirit of freedom. Set in the pre-independence era, the film's narrative captures a forgotten but crucial chapter in the Indian freedom struggle, the Quit India movement. In 1942 when Mahatma Gandhi announced the Quit India movement, the final battle of the Indian freedom struggle, the British government arrested all the top leadership including Gandhi, (Sardar Vallabhbhai) Patel, (Maulana Abul Kalam) Azad, and (Jawaharlal) Nehru in a midnight swoop. The movement was rendered leaderless. All news was blocked and censored, all protests were banned. That is when the youth of India came forward to take charge and lead the freedom movement forward".

Last year, it was reported that filmmaker Karan Johar will be producing Usha Mehta's biopic. However, there has been no update on the same since then. Karan Johar, meanwhile, had announced the untold story of C. Sankaran Nair, who fought a legendary courtroom battle to uncover the truth about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

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