Akshay Kumar unhappy with history books

Brut India

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar says Indian kings ignored, invaders discussed extensively in history books.

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00:00But there are two or three lines written about our own culture, our own kings.

00:09Wherever history is silent, that is the space I choose to elaborate or to use my imagination.

00:20So, authenticity is very important in research.

00:23Yes, one of the key elements.

00:24Okay, you were saying that this is not imaginary, it is historical.

00:27Now, all the problems with our period films have been that artistic liberty is taken in this.

00:35And then there is criticism, whether it is Jodha or Akbar.

00:38I know that when I went to Pakistan, I went to the Lahore fort and there was no queen called Jodha.

00:46Yeh toh aap Hindu hai, jo aapne concoct kiya hua hai, ki Jodha toh koi thi hi nahi.

00:53So, similarly, do you think that this film will also, you know how it is, right?

00:59India is being criticized these days that religious polarization bahut ho chuki hai, revival of this Hindu nationalism is happening.

01:06Aur aap film bana rahe hain on the Hindu Samrat.

01:11So, do you expect a lot of blowback coming your way that this is imaginary, not real?

01:17Haan ji, dono se kuch rahi hain aap.

01:19Mujhe nahi lagta ki isme koi badi chanauti hai, isliye ki yeh main aapki baat se sahmat hoon ki

01:24itihas mein there are so many different views in history.

01:27And since there are different views, that makes it more interesting.

01:33Isliye jo bhi hum logon hai film banayi hai, usmein sare views ka dhyan rakha hai ki what are the popular views.

01:41What is the popular folklore? So, we have to incorporate that.

01:47What I have kept in mind that I should not do something which is contradictory to history.

01:53So, nowhere in the film or till date I have never made anything which is against history.

01:59Wherever history is silent, that is the space I choose to elaborate or to use my imagination.

02:08So, my submission is that I have never done anything which is contradictory to what has been proven.

02:17Aur doosri baat creative liberty ki zaroorat isliye nahi padte ki yeh bahut hi sundar kahani hai.

02:24Aur ispar ek maha kavi, jiska naam Chandavardai hai, usne ek maha kaave likha hai, jisko Hindi ka pehla maha kaave kaha jata hai.

02:32Ispar bade bade vidwanon hain Hazariprasad Divedi se lekar Naamvar Singh jaise logon hain bhaashya likhe hain, commentaries likhi hain.

02:39To mujhe lagta hai logon hain bahut kaam kiya hai, hum usko darshak tak nahi le jaa paye.

02:44And I always say controversy is welcome.

02:47Do you agree? Controversy is welcome?

02:50That will give space for debate.

02:52I wanted to know more about it.

02:54Main toh itni saari kahaniya in sir sun chuka hoon Samraal Prithviraj Chauhan gaya.

02:58Lekin unfortunately humare text book mein sirf do yaar teen laine likhi hui hain history ki kitab mein.

03:03Baki saari cheezon ke opar likhi hui hain, jo invaders ke opar likhi hui hain.

03:08Lekin humare khud ke jo culture hai, humare jo khud ke maharaja hain, raja hain.

03:13Unke baare mein teen teen laine likhi hui hain.

03:17So, when he kept on telling me, telling me, telling me.

03:20I was taken aback ki Samraal Prithviraj Chauhan ke baare mein itni saari cheezon hain.

03:25Aur humein pata nahi.

03:27Lekin maine inse kaha bhi, yeh sab sahi hai na, doctor sahab.

03:33Yeh sab sahi hai na, yeh kalpanik toh nahi hai na.

03:37You are not making it up na.

03:39Tab inone mujhe Prithviraj Raso bataya, sab kuch bataya.

03:43And I was convinced.

03:46And waise bhi yeh agar bana rahe hain, toh you are, your 90-95% job is done.

03:52And mujhe toh kitne logon ne kaha hai ki aap home work kaafi kiya hoga.

03:57Main bola home work kyun karoon.

03:5818 saal se yeh home work kar rahe hain.

04:00Iske opar agar maine home work kar diya, toh maine toh satya naas kar diya.

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