Chandrashekhar Azad, the Indian revolutionary, has often featured in movies — The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) and Rang De Basanti (2006) — to name a few, but rarely has his full story been captured on the silver screen. Bringing the biopic on the freedom fighter alive on screen is director Darsan Kumar Sant.

Hero of Nation Chandrashekhar Azad will focus on his relationship with his mother who stood by him for years while he was out laying his life for the country. The role will be essayed by Zarina Wahab, who stood by him “Kabir [Ahmad Kabir Shadan, who will play Azad on screen] came to me for this role. He informed that this is the first film on Azad,” says Wahab.