Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Directed by	Shyam Benegal
Written by	Atul Tiwari Shama Zaidi
Produced by	Raj Pius Barbara von Wrangell
Starring	Sachin Khedekar Kulbhushan Kharbanda Rajit Kapur Divya Dutta Arif Zakaria
Cinematography	Rajan Kothari
Edited by	Aseem Sinha
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Distributed by	Sahara India Media Communication Ltd.
Release dates	3 November 2004 (2004-11-03) (London Film Festival) 13 May 2005 (2005-05-13) (India)
Running time	208 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Hindi English
Budget	₹4 crore[1]
Box office	₹1.25 crore[2]

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero is a 2004 Indian epic biographical war film, written and directed by Shyam Benegal. The film starred an ensemble cast of Sachin Khedekar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rajit Kapur, Arif Zakaria, and Divya Dutta, among others. The film depicts the life of the Indian Independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose in Nazi Germany: 1941–1943, and in Japanese-occupied Asia 1943–1945, and the events leading to the formation of Azad Hind Fauj.^[3]

The production design was helmed by Samir Chanda, with a soundtrack, and background score by A. R. Rahman. Upon release, the film received wide critical acclaim at the BFI London Film Festival, and has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration, and the National Film Award for Best Production Design for that year.^[4][5] The film was screened retrospectively on August 14, 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defence, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day.^[6]