'Rangoon' my tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Bhardwaj
February 25, 2017 13:33
Director Vishal Bhardwaj has said his period romance "Rangoon" talks about Indian National Army's
role in the freedom movement and is a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
"It is important to share this fact with the present generation. Netaji's sacrifice should come to the mainstream. The film is my humble tribute to the lesser known role played by the INA and Netaji in the form of a romance drama," Bhardwaj said.
"But the historical reference comes as the backdrop of a love story," he said, adding "my intention is not to create controversy and I had gone to the INA museum and did research on the details to impart authentic look to the product."
He said "Rangoon", starring Saif Ali Khan, Kangana Ranaut and Shahid Kapoor, is essentially a love story in the backdrop of 1944 Moirang war when the INA first unfurled the tricolour.
"It is essentially a love story in the backdrop of war and the main crux of the film is patriotic. The three main parts are fictional. I have mixed facts with fiction," said the 51-year-old filmmaker, who attended a special screening, which was attended by the family members of Netaji.
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