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From ‘Border’ To ‘Batwara 1947’: Filmmakers Reflect On What Patriotism Means On Screen Today

From ‘Border’ To ‘Batwara 1947’: Filmmakers Reflect On What Patriotism Means On Screen Today

 

From “Border” and “Tirangaa” to “Rang De Basanti,” “Airlift,” “Main Vaapas Aaunga” and “Keu Bole Biplabi Keu Bole Dakat,” nine filmmakers unpack the emotion, responsibility and contradictions behind India’s patriotic cinema.

By Shubham Kulkarni

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