Saga of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Singapore – An Indian Dawn in Singapore (Singapore)
(43 min; 2023; English)
Director: Lakshmi Raman Venkat, Gravitas Media

Produced by Gravitas Media Singapore

The film will be introduced by Partha Chatterjee, film critic and writer

A new documentary on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's "Dilli Chalo" in July 1943 from Padang, a central main event hosting field, from the then Japanese-occupied Singapore. The film captures the battle cry calling on the Indian diaspora to march on to the centre of Delhi and oust the British colonial government from India. Netaji's words galvanised the people in the region (South East Asia), ignited the 'Free India' movement, caused a surge in the ranks of the Indian National Army (INA) that he led and triggered the final push for India's independence which came four years later. The film also commemorates the intertwined histories and strong cultural ties between India and Singapore.