In a recent interview, actor Randeep Hooda criticized the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, suggesting that American cinema often portrays Americans as heroes through ‘propaganda’ films. He pointed to the aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings as an example. Discussing his own film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Hooda said he wanted to make it an ‘international document’ about the life of freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
Randeep contrasted this approach with Oppenheimer, stating “America made Oppenheimer. That man built the atomic bomb. It was such a painful incident… in Japan, on civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they detonated the bomb at night, but they’re the good guys. America is the good guy.”
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Hooda argued that American films portray themselves as “the best army” and “the good guys” while depicting their enemies like the Japanese and Germans as “bad.” He suggested this distorted history in their favor, stating “their movies are propaganda, their movies tell the entire world that ‘we are the best army, we are the good guys.'”
The actor also remarked that the US claims aliens always visit America and only they can spot aliens, further evidence of their self-centered worldview. Hooda concluded, “They made pictures on their heroes like Oppenheimer, Truman and the world watches them. On the other hand, we are always trying to demean our heroes because of political vendetta.” While Oppenheimer received acclaim at the Oscars, Hooda’s film about the life of Savarkar was released earlier this week.
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