With the legendary Subhash Chandra Bose picture shown behind Kamal Haasan in the intro of 'Indian 2,' it looks like filmmakers are fascinated with the valiant freedom fighter and using his revered name for their movies. In the 1990s blockbuster "Indian', a veteran freedom fighter, Senapathy (Kamal Haasan), is shown as a member of the Indian National Army led by Subhash Chandra Bose. He becomes a vigilante to weed out societal corruption and goes on a killing spree. "There were some shots with Subhas Chandra Bose in the 1996 film "Indian'. Wherein Kamal is shown shaking hands with Netaji. Thanks to good CG work, those episodes were appreciated. Now, in its sequel 'Indian 2', Senapathy announces his comeback with Subhash Chandra Bose's picture behind him. We have to see how much more Netaji would be shown in the sequel," says a source.
However, Telugu filmmakers have invoked the legend in films like 'Spy' starring Nikhil Siddarth. He is inspired by the valiant freedom fighter and his dare-devil deeds and finds his disbanded nuclear centre in the movie. "There have been biopics and documentaries on 'Netaji' but rarely a commercial spy thriller which talks about him or the many secrets surrounding his life. However, when you watched the film 'Spy,' it was a bit disappointing since the information in the film was nothing new and didn't align with the story. The hype around the revered personality was not justified,' he adds.
Now, another upcoming Telugu film, 'Devil' also touches upon Netaji as a British secret Agent(Kalyan Ram) in the process of bursting crimes with his brawn and brain, also gets an opportunity to save Subhas Chandra Bose from Britisher's devious plan in the movie. "It is a period drama set during the pre-Independence era, and Indian-born Kalyan Ram works for Britishers, but he ends up saving the life of Subhas ji in the climax, and it would be clap-trapping escapade,' concludes the source.
