Some observations from the book - The Transfer of Power in India 1945-1947 by E.W.R Lumby (free download from Archive.org)

Page No. 009 / The Background (Paraphrased):

There are 3 phases of reactions of Asiatic people to western expansion:

1. First the traditional order hits back blindly at foreign influence that threaten it.

2. Second phase begins when the foreign influences have infected the educated minority with western ideas of nationalism & liberal democracy; then the new intelligentsia comes into conflict with its overlords on the question of how far and how fast this exotic political philosophy should be applied to its own country.

3. Then, as industrialism and the doctrines of social democracy spread from the west, there grows the belief that if political democracy is to be genuine, it must be accompanied by radical economic changes. In socialism, the second and third phases are blended. For now the antagonist is no longer only the foreign invader, but an economic class including natives as well as foreigners.

Now let's observe how these played out in India post 1947 including in our movies.

(to be updated)