21 Sarfarosh – Saragarhi 1897

21 Sarfarosh – Saragarhi 1897 is an Indian historical drama television series starring Mohit Raina, Prakhar Shukla and Mukul Dev. The show is based on the Battle of Saragarhi, fought between Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army and Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen. Produced by Contiloe Entertainment, it ran from 12 February to 11 May 2018, on Discovery Jeet.^[1][2][3][4]

21 Sarfarosh – Saragarhi 1897
Created by	Abhimanyu Singh
Directed by	Raj Acharya
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	65
Production
Producer	Abhimanyu Singh
Cinematography	Abhishek Basu
Production company	Contiloe Entertainment
Original release
Network	Discovery Jeet
Release	12 February (2018-02-12) – 11 May 2018 (2018-05-11)

Netflix acquired the international broadcast rights of the series for 190 Countries.^[5]

Plot summary

The series presents a fictionalized depiction of the events leading up to the final battle between the Orakzais and the 36 Sikh Regiment.

Cast

• Mohit Raina as Havildar Ishar Singh, who leads all the Sikhs in the regiment
• Mukul Dev as Gul Badshah, Leader of the Orakzais
• Alexx O'Nell as Captain Winston Churchill, an Officer on Special Duty who introduces the Heliograph to the regiment
• Prakhar Shukla as Lance Naik Chanda Singh
• Gaurav Vasudev as Officer Watson
• Shakku Rana as Mahmudullah, a leader of another tribe of Orazkzais, who joins Gul Badshah
• Balraj Singh Khehra as Sepoy Buta Singh, one of Ishar's most trusted men
• Sascha Maximus as Colonel John Haughton, commanding officer of Fort Gulistan
• Luke Kenny as Major Des Voeux, commanding officer of Fort Lockhart
• Danny Sura as Captain Henry Mayne, who seems to show hatred and racism to the Sikhs
• Bhawsheel Singh Sahni as Sepoy Gurmukh Singh, youngest soldier and Teresa's love interest
• Vikram Mastal (Sharma) as Sepoy Balwinder Singh, a wrestler who opposes Ishar and becomes a soldier
• Jaspal Sehgal as Sepoy Bhagwan Singh, who runs an orphanage
• Pippa Hughes as Teresa, a maid in the fort who is in love with Gurmukh
• Sameksha as Jeevani "Sohni" Kaur, Ishar Singh's wife
• Kamaljeet Rana as Sepoy Sunder Singh
• Rahul Ranaa as Sepoy Kala singh
• Jashan Singh Kohli as Sepoy Hira Singh, who has special affection towards Seymour
• Bobby Gill as Sepoy Narayan Singh, Ram Singh's older brother
• Rishina Kandhari as Begum, Gul Badshah's wife
• Suzanne Bernert as Queen Victoria in a special Appearance

Awards

Indian Television Academy Awards^[6]

• 2018 - Best Actor (Drama) - Mohit Raina

Indian Telly Awards^[7]

• 2019 - Best Actor (Jury) - Mohit Raina
• 2019 Best Actor in a Negative Role(Jury)-Mukul Dev