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21 Sarfarosh - Saragarhi 1897

2018 · 1 season

A tense, earnest historical war drama that builds steadily toward a desperate last stand, with heavy emotional weight and a somber, heroic atmosphere.

Created by
Abhimanyu Singh
Genres
War & politics
Starring
Jashan Singh Kohli, Paniza Rahnama, Luke Kenny
Overview
In September 1897, 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikh regiment of the British Indian Army defend an army outpost at Saragarhi against an attack by over 10,000 Pashtun and Orakzai tribals.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Abhimanyu Singh
Genres
War & politics
Starring
Jashan Singh Kohli, Paniza Rahnama, Luke Kenny
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war & politics
Created by
Abhimanyu Singh
Written by
Aseem Arora
Starring
Jashan Singh Kohli, Paniza Rahnama, Luke Kenny, Danny Sura, Mohit Raina, Pippa Hughes, Alexx O'Nell
Length
1 seasons, 65 episodes, 30 min each
Network
Discovery Asia
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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