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Bhuvan Bam calls The Revolutionaries the best show of 2026
Amazon Prime Video's period drama series The Revolutionaries, starring Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta and Gurfateh Pirzada, will release on the platform on September 11. The trailer was released at an…
Amazon Prime Video's period drama series The Revolutionaries, starring Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta and Gurfateh Pirzada, will release on the platform on September 11. The trailer was released at an event where Bam said, 'This show will be the year's best show and I say this with full confidence.'
Inspired by true events and based on Sanjeev Sanyal's book Revolutionaries: The Other Story Of How India Won Its Freedom, the series is directed by Nikkhil Advani. It follows four young revolutionaries, Rash Behari Bose, Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Pratibha Lahiri and Bagha Jatin, as they wage armed resistance against British rule.
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The series adapts Sanyal's revisionist history that highlights lesser-known figures of India's freedom struggle. The book itself was published in 2024 and sparked debate among historians over its claim that armed revolutionaries, not the Congress-led mainstream, were decisive in winning independence. For the OTT platform, the show is a prestige bet: period dramas with ensemble young casts have drawn strong viewership on Indian streaming services in recent years. The September 11 release date puts it ahead of the 2026 festive season, when subscriber growth typically peaks.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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