Karan Johar launches film on courtroom battle against British to uncover truth on Jallianwala Bagh massacre

By Rajesh Ahuja


Filmmaker Karan Johar today launched a film to unravel a courtroom battle by freedom fighter C Shankaran Nair to uncover truth about the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre.

Sharing the announcement,  Dharma Productions said, 'Extremely excited and honoured to be bringing the untold story of C. Sankaran Nair, a historic man to the big screens... Directed by Karan s Tyagi. More details to follow soon, stay tuned!'

Being produced by Dharma Productions and Still and Still media collective, the yet untitled film unravels the legendary courtroom battle that Sankaran Nair fought against the British Rajto uncover the truth about the Jallianwalla Bagh massacre.

Sankaran Nair's bravery ignited the freedom struggle across the country and is a testament against power of fighting for the truth.

The film is inspired from real life events and adapted from the book 'The case that shook the empire' written by Raghu Palat(Great Grandson of Shankaran Nair) and  his wife Pushpa  Palat.

The film will be directed by Karan Tyagi and the lead cast will be announced soon.

Dharma Productions launch film on courtroom battle against British to uncover truth about Jallianwala Bagh massacre 

The 'case that shook the Empire' is about a case fought in the Court of the King's Bench in London, the highest court in the British Empire,.

Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the former Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab – and architect of the infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre – had filed a defamation case against  Chettur Sankaran Nair for having published a book in which he referred to the atrocities committed by the Raj in Punjab.

The widely-reported trial – one of the longest in history – stunned a world that finally recognized some of the horrors being committed by the British in India.

Through reports of court proceedings , The Case That Shook the Empire reveals, for the very first time, the real details of the fateful case that marked the defining moment in India's struggle for Independence.

A lawyer , jurist, activist and politician,  C Shankaran Nair  played an active part in the freedom movement .

C Shankaran Nair played an active part in the freedom movement 

In 1897, when the First Provincial Conference met in Madras, he was invited to preside over it. The same year, when the Indian National Congress assembled at Amaravathi, he was chosen its president.