His Story of Itihaas

The film is based on a physics teacher, named Namit Bharadwaj, from Chandigarh who challenges perceived distorted historical narratives taught in Indian schools. Motivated by a desire to uncover the truth, Bharadwaj uses the Right to Information Act to question long-held accounts presented in history textbooks. The story follows his battle to correct perceived historical falsehoods and biases and his fight against what is perceived to be an indifferent system.{{Cite AV media |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/his-story-of-itihaas/movieshow/121549169.cms |title=His Story of Itihaas Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |access-date=2025-06-11 |via=The Times of India}}

• Subodh Bhave as Namit Bharadwaj{{Cite news |date=2025-05-16 |title=Subodh Bhave on 'His Story of Itihaas': Every Role Begins at Zero |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/subodh-bhave-on-his-story-of-itihaas-every-role-begins-at-zero/articleshow/121205172.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
• Yogendra Tikku as Kamal Subramanian{{Cite web |last=Das |first=Tina |date=2025-05-27 |title=Over 60 actors rejected the lead role in this film. It's about the 'lies' in school textbooks |url=https://theprint.in/entertainment/60-actors-rejected-lead-role-film-about-lies-school-textbooks/2638912/ |access-date= |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
• Ankur Vikal as Ishaan Kabir
• Sachin K Jaryal as IAS Ashish
• Vasanti Sundaram as Chhaya Mukherjee
• Jay Shanker Pandey/Jay amice as Raju (Jr• historian)

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The movie is based on the book Brainwashed Republic: India's Controlled Systemic Deracination. Authored by Neeraj Atri and Munieshwar A Saagar, it was published in 2017 by Abhishek Publications.

Manpreet Singh Dhami served as the writer, director, and producer of the film, which was produced under the banner of Panchkarma Productions. Prior to Bhave's acceptance of the lead character, the role had been rejected by over 60 actors.

His Story of Itihaas was officially released in movie theatres across India on 30 May 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-30 |title=Subodh Bhave starrer 'His Story of Itihaas' set to release on THIS date |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/subodh-bhave-starrer-his-story-of-itihaas-set-to-release-on-this-date-13884485.html |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}

{{Further information|Hindutva pseudohistory}}

The film primarily plays on Hindutva pseudohistorical narratives and identity politics. It attributes a wide range of significant developments, from scientific discoveries to the origins of various popular food items, all to a glorified vision of India's pre-Mughal and pre-British past. In an interview, Dhami said, "I went to Europe for the first time 13 years ago, and I felt inferior. I later realised my civilisational greatness."

Several inaccuracies presented as factual information in the films include the depiction of Sati, a historical Hindu practice involving the immolation of widows on their husbands’ funeral pyres, as a predominantly voluntary act, rather than one carried out under force or social pressure. The film also propagate the erroneous claim that the Indian caste system was a construct introduced by British colonial rulers. Additionally, they suggest, without credible historical evidence, that Hindu gurukulas once enrolled a greater number of Shudra students than Brahmins. Another claim made is that religious conversions from Hinduism to other faiths during the Mughal era were primarily motivated by the imposition of taxes on non-Muslims. Furthermore, the characters of Chhaya Mukherjee and Ishaan Kabir, portrayed as liberal historians, are depicted as manipulative and conniving.

• Hindutva pseudohistory

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