Sanjay Leela Bhansali defends historical inaccuracies in Heeramandi: 'My cinema is not subtle'

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The show is based on the Indian independence movement during the British Raj...

The filmmaker's OTT debut received mixed response due to concerns about the authenticity of the depiction of the pre-independence period from the 1920s to the 1940s..

Sanjay, in an interview with Baradwaj Rangan for Galatta Plus said that his cinema will always be unsubtle, indelicate and larger-than-life..

Sanjay Leela Bhansali defended the historical inaccuracies in Heeramandi..

The narrative of Heeramandi revolves around the treachery and exploitation of British colonialism in the backdrop of India's independence revolution..

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