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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose\u2019s grandnephew, Chandra Kumar Bose, has strongly objected to the upcoming film \u2018Fauzi\u2019, accusing its director of twisting historical facts about Netaji\u2019s meeting with Adolf Hitler. He has also demanded that the filmmaker apologise to the people of India.<\/p>\n Speaking to IANS, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose said filmmakers have the freedom to depict India\u2019s freedom struggle and its leaders, but that freedom should not override historical accuracy. \u201cDistorting facts and resorting to fiction while dealing with national icons is, I think, a crime,\u201d he said. He alleged that the film gives a wrong picture of Netaji\u2019s interaction with Hitler and lowers the freedom fighter\u2019s stature.<\/p>\n Explaining the background, Chandra Kumar Bose said Netaji approached Hitler to seek help for India\u2019s independence. \u201cNetaji recognised that Germany\u2019s Hitler and Japan\u2019s Hideki Tojo could provide assistance to India\u2019s freedom movement at that juncture.\u201dHe added, \u201cHe vehemently opposed fascism and believed in democracy and people\u2019s democratic rights.\u201dAccording to Chandra Kumar Bose, Netaji met Hitler as an equal, not as a subordinate, and firmly stood by his own position. He said Hitler recognised Netaji\u2019s patriotism and agreed to back him, including by arranging the submarine that carried him to Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n Chandra Kumar Bose said Hitler\u2019s views on India in his book \u2018Mein Kampf\u2019 showed a poor understanding of the country\u2019s history, heritage and culture. He noted that both leaders were initially working for their nations\u2019 independence, but Hitler later turned into a megalomaniac.<\/p>\n Chandra Kumar Bose alleged that the director sensationalised the meeting to stir controversy instead of presenting the context properly. He said Netaji had a gigantic personality and should not be shown in a way that reduces his stature. \u201cThe director should apologise to the people of India and all those who value the country\u2019s freedom struggle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The trailer has come under fire for allegedly showing Netaji introducing Prabhas<\/a>\u2019s character to Hitler, which appears to raise the fictional hero while reducing Bose\u2019s historical standing. The period war-action film is written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi<\/a>.<\/div>\nCreative freedom versus facts<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Why Netaji met Hitler<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Remarks on Hitler<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Demand for an apology<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Trailer draws criticism<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n