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More than half
a century after World War II, The Forgotten Army launches
an expedition to retrace the historic march of Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose's Indian National Army (INA) and the series of
events which took place between 1942 and 1945. The film escorts
a number of the Army's veterans (most notable are Capt. Laxshmi
Sehgal and Col. Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon) back to Singapore
and Burma as they reconstruct the various stages of the march
through their memories. These travelling interviews are set
against archival footage of the events and locations the veterans
resurrect - sites of long demolished barracks, dilapidated
headquarters and battle fields. The film largely pivots around
the charismatic figure of Bose, the Army's leader, featuring
remarkable footage from the Cathay Cinema Hall in Singapore
when he declares war on Britain and the US.
About the Director ...
Kabir Khan is a film graduate
from MCRC, Jamai, New Delhi. Specialising in travel films,
his assignments have taken him to over 40 countries. The Forgotten
Army is his first major documentary film. In 1994, he shot
the travel series Beyond the Himalayas in Central Asia and
Tibet for the Discovery Channel. He has been the series director
of the international affairs programme It's a Small World
on Star TV.
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