His Story of Itihaas

His Story of Itihaas
Directed by	Manpreet Singh Dhami
Written by	Manpreet Singh Dhami
Based on	Brainwashed Republic: India's Controlled Systemic Deracination by Neeraj Atri and Munieshwar A Sagar
Produced by	Manpreet Singh Dhami
Starring	Subodh Bhave Yogendra Tikku Ankur Vikal Sachin K Jaryal Vasanti Sundaram
Cinematography	Vinod Patil
Edited by	B. Mahanteshwar
Music by	Advait Sawant
Production company	Panchkarma Productions
Release date	30 May 2025 (2025-05-30)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

His Story of Itihaas is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language drama film written, directed, and produced by Manpreet Singh Dhami under Panchkarma Productions. The film is based on the book Brainwashed Republic: India's Controlled Systemic Deracination, and features Subodh Bhave in the lead role, alongside Yogendra Tikku, and Ankur Vikal. The film was released theatrically across India on 30 May 2025 and runs for 2 hours and 24 minutes.

Plot

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.

Cast

• Subodh Bhave as Namit Bharadwaj
• Yogendra Tikku as Kamal Subramanian
• 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)

Production and release

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.

Pseudohistorical premises and ideological bias

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.

See also

• Hindutva pseudohistory

External links

• His Story of Itihaas at IMDb