Randeep Hooda cites Oppenheimer as an example of America’s ‘propaganda’ filmmaking: ‘They are always the good guys’

Randeep Hooda's recent film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar is based on the life of the controversial freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | March 30, 2024 07:29 PM IST

2 min read

Randeep Hooda spoke about American film industry making propaganda films. (Photo: Instagram/randeephooda/oppenheimerthemovie)

Actor Randeep Hooda has questioned the popularity of the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, stating that America has a habit of making ‘propaganda’ movies in which Americans are projected as heroes. The actor reminded everyone of the aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, which resulted in the annihilation of the two Japanese cities and left thousands dead. The world’s first atomic bombs were created under the supervision of J Robert Oppenheimer, the subject of Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning film.

Randeep said in an interview with Ranveer Allahbadia, “America made Oppenheimer. That man built the atomic bomb. It was such a painful incident… in Japan, on civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they detonated the bomb at night. America is the good guy. What did they do in Vietnam? Their movies are propaganda, their movies tell the entire world that ‘we are the best army, we are the good guys. Japanese, Germans are bad’ And history also has the same thing, because they have written history.”

Also Read | Oppenheimer finally premieres in Japan to mixed reactions and high emotions: ‘The horror was not sufficiently depicted’

Randeep further said, “But this is not true. They even say that aliens always come to America. Aliens can only spot America. They made pictures on their heroes like Oppenheimer, Truman and the world watches them. We are always trying to demean our heroes because of political agenda.”

Oppenheimer won seven Academy Awards this year. Starring Cillian Murphy as the theoretical physicist, the film garnered immense popularity upon its release in theatres in 2023, although it also earned criticism from certain quarters about its portrayal of the complex historical figure. Randeep himself immortalised another controversial historical figure in his latest film, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, in which he plays the freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

From the homepage