RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday watched Bollywood movie Samrat Prithviraj and said, “We are now looking at history from India’s perspective”.
He also described the movie, starring Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar in lead roles, as “world class”.
“It is a fact-based movie and rightly sends out the message the country needs today. We used to read our history written by others. Now, we are looking at history from India’s perspective,” Bhagwat, who watched the movie along with other top Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leaders, said.
Chandraprakash Dwivedi, the movie’s director, works closely with the Sangh-affiliate Sanskar Bharti. The movie has earned Rs 10.70 crore on the opening day, the film’s producers announced Saturday. In a statement, Dwivedi said the film’s day one collection proves that viewers have connected with the story of courage and sacrifice.
“The Samrat believed that India is for Indians and fought till his last breathe to keep India free from invaders. Our goal was to tell his story to as many Indians as possible and with audiences calling our tribute a ‘must watch visual spectacle’ already, we are hoping that we entertain our countrymen to the fullest in the days to come,” he added.
BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand have already made the movie tax-free.
The film also stars Sanjay Dutt and Sonu Sood in pivotal roles. A Yash Raj Films production, the movie has been released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
(With agency inputs)