BHARAT BHAGYA VIDHATA is one of those films that exposes the terrorism from across the border. The film is produced by T.P. Aggarwal and directed by Osho Raja, the team that earlier made the Dev Anand starrer RETURN OF JEWEL THIEF.

“BHARAT BHAGYA VIDHATA is the story, the aspiration of today's generation. Our youth, our future, our tomorrow,” director Osho Raja tells me, adding in the same breath, “It is the story of love, of respect, of fundamentals that are and should be the ideals of our children. Our children who are the torch-bearers of our destiny. The destiny of India.”

BHARAT BHAGYA VIDHATA tells the story of Chaitanya Suryavanshi (Vikram Aditya), a young Indian, an ideal son to his parents – India's Home Minister Mahendra Suryavanshi (Shatrughan Sinha) and Rukmini Suryavanshi (Jaya Pradha), who is the principal of a school. It is the story of Sapna (Rinku Ghosh), Chaitanya's girl friend and their friends.

Unfortunately, India is going through troubled times in the form of sponsored terrorism mainly from across the border. A dreaded terrorist, Jalaluddin Ghaznavi (Tom Alter), has been captured by Major Abdul Hameed (Puru Raaj Kumar) after a fierce operation.

A terrorist Shabbir Khan (Chandrachur Singh) plans an operation, whereby he can hold the country to ransom and bargain for the release of Jalaluddin and other dreaded terrorists.

Will Shabbir Khan's plans materialise? Will India and its people be held to ransom by a bunch of evil-doers and their masters from across the border?

A special screening of BHARAT BHAGYA VIDHATA was held for the army officials on January 11 in New Delhi. The film co-stars Asha Saini, Shadaab Khan, Satish Shah, Rakesh Bedi, Laxmikant Berde, Pramod Moutho, Vidya Sinha and Farha. Hriju Roy has composed the music.

BHARAT BHAGYA VIDHATA is slated for release in February 2002.