The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye -2020- S01 ... -

Unlike the grand, familiar narratives of the Gandhi-Nehru-Jinnah political struggle, The Forgotten Army attempts to shine a cinematic light on the Indian National Army (INA) and its leader, Subhas Chandra Bose. Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, the show is a five-part limited series that blends period drama with a modern-day documentary framing device. The ambition is noble: to reclaim the "other" history of India’s armed revolution. The execution, however, is a complex mix of visual grandeur and narrative miscalculation.

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Perhaps the most progressive aspect of the series is its focus on the Rani of Jhansi Regiment (RJR). Historically, the participation of women in armed combat during the 1940s was radical. The series places the female soldiers, particularly the characters of Maya (Sharvari Wagh) and Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, at the forefront of the action Perhaps the most progressive aspect of the series