Actor
Ajay
Devgn
says
the
attempt
with
his
latest
war
drama
Bhuj:
The
Pride
of
India
is
to
chronicle
unheard
stories
of
great
sacrifices
made
for
the
country.
Directed
by
Abhishek
Dudhaiya,
Bhuj
is
set
against
the
backdrop
of
the
1971
Indo-Pakistan
War.
The
film
follows
IAF
Squadron
Leader
and
the
then
Bhuj
airport
in-charge
Vijay
Karnik
(Devgn),
who
reconstructed
an
entire
IAF
airbase
with
the
help
of
300
women
from
a
local
village
in
Madhapar,
near
Bhuj,
Gujarat
to
protect
the
country.
Devgn
lamented
that
people
of
the
country
are
unaware
about
the
sacrifices
made
by
countless
heroes
during
the
war.
He
said
even
he
had
never
heard
the
real-life
story
of
Bhuj
until
the
film
came
to
him.
"That's
the
problem
with
our
country.
There
are
such
great
sacrifices
that
people
don't
know
about.
It's
not
there
in
our
history
books.
"And
if
we
don't
talk
about
our
sacrifices
and
heroes,
how
are
we
going
to
love
our
country?"
the
52-year-old
actor
told
PTI
in
an
interview.
Devgn,
who
has
previously
featured
in
patriotic
period
movies
like
Tanhaji
(2020)
and
The
Legend
of
Bhagat
Singh
(2002),
said
it's
important
for
the
audience
to
know
about
the
country's
history,
especially,
its
hard
earned
independence.
"People
should
know
because
when
you
get
something
with
difficulty,
you
keep
it
close
to
you.
If
it
comes
easy
to
you,
then
you
don't
value
it.
If
they
know
about
these
sacrifices,
they
will
know
why
we
are
where
we
are.
And
if
it
makes
even
a
two-percent
difference,
we
are
sorted.
The
country
is
sorted.
Then
we
don't
need
to
say,
'Oh
I
love
my
country.' You
just
need
to
respect
it
and
it
will
fall
into
your
every
day
duties,"
Devgn
told
the
news
agency.
The
war
movie
also
stars
Sanjay
Dutt,
Sonakshi
Sinha,
Ammy
Virk,
Nora
Fatehi
and
Sharad
Kelkar.
Bhuj,
Devgn
said,
isn't
a
film
about
one
man
but
"multiple
heroes" and
a
huge
group
of
women
who
weren't
part
of
any
armed
forces.
"They
broke
their
houses
to
make
a
runway
and
I
thought
it
was
a
great
story
to
tell,"
he
added.
In
recent
past,
Hindi
films
with
historical
backgrounds
have
come
under
heavy
criticism
for
being
jingoistic.
Devgn
said
as
a
maker,
the
key
is
to
not
dramatise
a
real
event
for
provoking
nationalist
sentiments.
"You
keep
characters
and
screenplay
very
real.
You
should
know
where
to
draw
the
line.
In
our
film,
there's
no
jingoism.
In
Tanhaji
also,
there
was
no
jingoism.
They
were
fighting
for
the
country
but
not
crying
that
they
loved
their
country,"
he
added.
Bhuj:
The
Pride
of
India
is
currently
available
on
streaming
service
Disney+Hotstar.