The Revolutionaries

Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom (2026), also known as The Revolutionaries, is an Indian Hindi historical period drama series created and directed by Nikkhil Advani and inspired by Sanjeev Sanyal’s bestselling book of the same name. Premiering on Prime Video on September 11, 2026, the series explores a lesser-known side of India’s independence movement, focusing on young revolutionaries who chose armed resistance against British colonial rule. Rather than presenting the freedom struggle through only its most familiar figures, the story brings overlooked revolutionaries and underground networks to the forefront.

The series centers on Rash Behari Bose, Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Pratibha Lahiri and Bagha Jatin, portrayed by Bhuvan Bam, Rohit Saraf, Pratibha Ranta and Gurfateh Pirzada respectively. Their stories explore the personal sacrifices, friendships, relationships, dangers and difficult choices surrounding revolutionary activity in early 20th-century India. The narrative also connects individual characters to a much wider resistance network, reflecting the historical movements and conspiracies that challenged British authority, including the Delhi Conspiracy Case of 1912, the Indo-German Conspiracy, the Battle of Buribalam and the Rodda Company arms heist.

With its combination of historical drama, action and period storytelling, The Revolutionaries brings figures such as Rash Behari Bose, Bagha Jatin and Sachindra Nath Sanyal into a contemporary streaming format while emphasizing the human stories behind their political and revolutionary activities. The ensemble cast also includes Jason Shah, Paoli Dam, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Prasenjit Bhattacharya, Neil Bhoopalam and others, with Nikkhil Advani leading the creative team and Monisha Advani and Madhu Bhojwani producing the series. Based on Sanyal’s historical research, the show presents the revolutionary movement as a broad network extending beyond India, with connections across countries including Germany, Japan, Britain and the United States.

For viewers searching for an Indian historical web series about the freedom struggle, revolutionary India, British colonial rule and forgotten freedom fighters, Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom offers a story built around resistance, sacrifice, secrecy and the pursuit of independence. Its focus on lesser-known personalities and real historical episodes makes the 2026 series particularly relevant to audiences interested in Indian history, period dramas and true-event-inspired stories. The series is available on Prime Video and was released worldwide on September 11, 2026.