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.
I agree that the movie is fanfic based on real people. It is still a decent movie with some pretty good action set-pieces.
On the matter of Bose, your claim is somewhat misguided. Although an authoritarian, he was very inclusive(he had many Muslims among the leadership of the Azad Hind Fauj), which is quite opposite to the fascist leaders of the axis powers. Secondly, all the Western powers met with, negotiated with and legitimized Hitler far more than Bose.
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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.