hero 's background in 1857 the British colonial era in India , a small Indian Corps commander called Mangal Pandey of the Mangal Pandey, persecuted because of dissatisfaction with the then East India Company in India civilians and lack of respect for religious beliefs , anger led a series of Indian soldiers uprising uprising . Single Li Bo revolution after all fails, Mangal Pandey , was sentenced to death , but has since set off the Indian struggle for independence determination . After 90 years of unrest , the East India Company finally quit the land of India , India's independence . Mangal Pandey is a real historical figures , India 's independence , he was a pioneer , is considered a national hero in India .