1947: Brexit India

This documentary examines how the British ruled India for 200 years with minimal population, becoming a world superpower. Lord Mountbatten's abrupt decision to split India into two in 1947 led to catastrophic consequences, with 1 million deaths and 20 million displaced. Experts from Britain, West Indies, Pakistan, and India discuss the United States and Canada's influence on Britain's decolonization and India's path to independence and emergence as a new global superpower.

  • Sanjivan Lal
    Director
    Bubble Gum (2011)
  • Shama Zaidi
    Writer
    Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977), Garam Hava (1974), Mammo (1994)
  • Dr. Swarnjit Singh
    Producer
  • Dr. Shashi Tharoor
    Key Cast
    "Speaker"
  • William Dalrymple
    Key Cast
    "Speaker"
  • M. Rajivlochan
    Key Cast
    "Speaker"
  • Commodore Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar
    Key Cast
    "Speaker"
  • Ishtiaq Ahmed
    Key Cast
    "Speaker"
  • Allister Hinds
    Key Cast
    "Speaker"
  • Tom Tomlinson
    Key Cast
    "Speaker"
  • David Omissi
    Key Cast
    "Speaker"
  • Gurharpal Singh
    Key Cast
    "Speaker"
  • Boman Irani
    Key Cast
    "Anchor & Narrator"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    2 hours
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India, United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
    Goa
    India
    November 23, 2023
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Film Village Sales
    Sales Agent
    Country: India
Director Biography - Sanjivan Lal

Sanjivan Lal, an FTII, Pune alumnus specializing in Film Direction (1993), gained critical acclaim with his diploma film The Second Page screened at Indian Panorama, IFFI 1994. His Hindi debut ‘BUBBLE GUM’ (2011) unanimously garnered rave reviews from all over.

Previously, Sanjivan was associated with Late Gul Anand, Kamlesh Pandey, Deepak Tijori, directing episodic Telefilms like Rishtey, Saturday Suspense and Star Bestsellers. His documentary film “Is God Deaf?” made it to International Festival of Documentary and Reality Films at New Delhi and IFFI 2004, as part of the Indian Panorama. He also was a jury member for the Indian Panorama at IFFI 2005.

Beside Directing/Co-producing ‘1947: BREXIT INDIA’ he is set to helm his next with an A-Lister

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Director Statement

India’s struggle for freedom started in 1857 and went on for another 90 years which was finally achieved in 1947. Most attribute it to the Nationalist movements but that’s just one part of the story.