Razakar movie bags best cinematography at Dadasaheb Phalke awards

Right-wing Hindutva propaganda movie ‘Razakar: Silent Genocide of Hyderabad’ has won the best cinematography and best debut director awards at the Dadasaheb Phalke awards. 

The movie, produced by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gudur Narayan Reddy, is about the Muslim militia Razakar (volunteers) which indulged in looting and violence in the days leading to the erstwhile Hyderabad



state’s annexation by the Indian army on September 17, 1948.

The Razakar movie was in fact supposed to release before the 2023 Assembly polls but was delayed and was eventually released before 2024 Lok Sabha elections in March. The movie’s screening had BJP leaders in attendance, and has been criticised by many for its portrayal of Muslims from the erstwhile Hyderabad state.