The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye

The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye, is based on the true story of Indian soldiers who marched towards the capital, with the war cry 'Challo Dilli', to gain Indian independence from colonial rule. The Indian National Army (INA), which was born out of Indian soldiers who defected to the Empire of Japan during WWII, was led by Subhash Chandra Bose and had the first women's infantry regiment since the Russian units of 1917–1918.[6] While these soldiers (consisting of both men and women) fought against all odds to gain India its independence, their struggle and story somehow got lost and they became 'the forgotten army'. With the love story between two soldiers – Sodhi and Maya at the heart of it, the series raises several questions about identity, independence and the idea of motherland and the cost of freedom. Freedom, that we often take for granted but freedom that costs countless lives and sacrifices. Fighting to keep freedom alive is often more difficult than fighting to gain freedom.

• Sunny Kaushal as Lieutenant Surinder Sodhi[7]
  • M. K. Raina as Old Sodhi[8]
• Sharvari Wagh as Maya Shrinivasan
• Rohit Choudhary as Arshad[8]
• TJ Bhanu as Rasamma[8]
• Karanvir Malhotra as Amar[9]
• R Badree as Rajan[9]
• Paloma Monnappa as Rani[9]
• Shruti Seth as Lakshmi[9]
• Akhil Iyer as Shridhar[9]
• Toshiji Takeshima as Daichi[9]
• Amala Akkineni as Maya's Mother[9]
• Nizhalgal Ravi As Maya's Father[9]
• Junichi Kajioka as Lieutenant General Iwaichi Fujiwara[9]

The New Indian Express writes that the movie is filled with heartfelt nationalism but falls short on depth.[10] Pratishruti Ganguly writes in the Firstpost that the short series has good performances by numerous actors as well as excellent camera-work, both contributing to a worthwhile cinematic experience.[11]

• The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye at IMDb