Actor Ajay Devgn says the try together with his newest struggle drama Bhuj: The Pride of India is to chronicle unheard tales of nice sacrifices made for the nation.
Directed by Abhishek Dudhaiya, Bhuj is about towards the backdrop of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War.
The movie follows IAF Squadron Leader and the then Bhuj airport in-charge Vijay Karnik (Devgn), who reconstructed a complete IAF airbase with the assistance of 300 ladies from an area village in Madhapar, close to Bhuj, Gujarat to guard the nation.
Ajay Devgn mentioned that individuals of the nation are unaware concerning the sacrifices made by numerous heroes in the course of the struggle. He mentioned even he had by no means heard the real-life story of Bhuj till the movie got here to him.
“That’s the issue with our nation. There are such nice sacrifices that individuals don’t find out about. It’s not there in our historical past books.
“And if we don’t talk about our sacrifices and heroes, how are we going to love our country?” the 52-year-old actor informed PTI in an interview.
Devgn, who has beforehand featured in patriotic interval motion pictures like Tanhaji (2020) and The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), mentioned it’s essential for the viewers to know concerning the nation’s historical past, particularly, its hard-earned independence.
“People ought to know as a result of whenever you get one thing with issue, you retain it near you. If it comes straightforward to you, then you definately don’t worth it. If they find out about these sacrifices, they’ll know why we’re the place we’re. And if it makes even a two-percent distinction, we’re sorted.
“The country is sorted. Then we don’t need to say, ‘Oh I love my country.’ You just need to respect it and it will fall into your every day duties.”
The struggle film additionally stars Sanjay Dutt, Sonakshi Sinha, Ammy Virk, Nora Fatehi and Sharad Kelkar.
Bhuj, Ajay Devgn mentioned, isn’t a movie about one man however “multiple heroes” and an enormous group of girls who weren’t a part of any armed forces. “They broke their houses to make a runway and I thought it was a great story to tell,” he added.
In current previous, Hindi movies with historic backgrounds have come underneath heavy criticism for being jingoistic. Devgn mentioned as a maker, the secret’s to not dramatise an actual occasion for frightening nationalist sentiments.
“You keep characters and screenplay very real. You should know where to draw the line. In our film, there’s no jingoism. In Tanhaji also, there was no jingoism. They were fighting for the country but not crying that they loved their country,” he added.
Bhuj: The Pride of India is presently out there on streaming service Disney Plus Hotstar.
