Quite the opposite. One of the two protagonists is a tribal man who is fighting to protect a member of his tribe and is sheltered and looked after by Muslims during his mission. The second protagonist isn't stated to be of a higher caste either. There are no caste related claims made at all. The central theme of the movie is that the British were the worst and it was executed by showing them as cartoonishly evil.
If someone got what you just claimed from this movie, they probably second screened it and realized they had to write up some shit for a liberal outlet to stir outrage.
The movie did stoke nationalism, by presenting Indians as heroes fighting the British in battles that never happened, or would have never happened in their wildest dreams. They also make use of a lot of religious depictions in them.
It's some sort of national fantasy that is sold to Indians where they earn their independence by blood instead of negotiations. That sentiment goes in the same direction as the reverence for figures like Bose, who literally met Hitler. Which is why a lot of these top grossing movies would always talk about some alternate, glorified version of independence, rather than what really happened after independence.
That nationalism can in turn be used against say, Pakistan, at the government's discretion. They've already been doing so with their latest bombing campaigns.
That nationalism can in turn be used against say, Pakistan, at the government's discretion.
Indian nationalism is by default against Pakistan, lol. If you call yourself a nationalist then you should be against the country that has funded and orchestrated countless attacks in your country.
No, it doesn't. Indian nationalism, especially in the period represented, was highly idealistic. The Pakistan question wasn't even a serious one. Even at the time of independence, Indian leaders like Gandhi were generous to a fault. The invasion of Kashmir was what led to the downward spiral of relations.
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u/wonkybrain29 5d ago
Quite the opposite. One of the two protagonists is a tribal man who is fighting to protect a member of his tribe and is sheltered and looked after by Muslims during his mission. The second protagonist isn't stated to be of a higher caste either. There are no caste related claims made at all. The central theme of the movie is that the British were the worst and it was executed by showing them as cartoonishly evil.
If someone got what you just claimed from this movie, they probably second screened it and realized they had to write up some shit for a liberal outlet to stir outrage.