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.