Paresh Rawal feels that independence is being taken for granted
- IndiaGlitz, [Sunday,August 15 2021]
Back in 1994, brilliant actor Paresh Rawal portrayed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in a biopic and on the ocassion of India's 75th Independence Day, he talked about the film in respect to the issue that independence is being taken for granted by current generation.
Talking about Sardar Patel, Rawal says, “I remember him every day and all the time looking at the situation in our country. I think had he been the first PM of India, not to demean or degrade anybody, but the scene would have been very different. The entire character and the spine of the Indian psyche would have been much stronger.
He further stated how most people don't understand the value of independence as they didn't have to pay the price for it. He said, Kuch logun ko ghar baithe azadi mil gai hai na toh value nahi hai. For instance, there is a dialogue in one drama, on the lines of har ghar se khoon behtha aur har ghar se agar koi marta toh aane wale peedi desh ku unati ke liye kaam karti.
The movie changed Paresh as a person. “I got to know who I am and my contribution to the world as an Indian. For a long time, our history was getting eroded from the education system, or not being told in its true sense. But now, in the age of social media, that narrative is also getting rectified. And that comes with great responsibility too, he said.