While it's just few days now that Amazon Prime will release their #azadikeliye #theforgottenarmy webseries. Here is a short thread on people associated with Indian National Army, from politicians to businessman to actor to a man who turned an ANTI-Nationalist (from someone's PoV)
Shah Nawaz Khan,headed the Committee that declared that Netaji's death in air crash, later was a minister in Nehru’s government & set up a huge farm in Saharanpur on a reserve forest land. Zahir-ul-Islam, ex-ISI chief was his nephew & Shah Rukh Khan’s mother his adopted daughter.
CP. Krishnan Nair, founder of The Leela Group, before army’s Maratha Light Regiment, he joined Netaji’s force at the age of 14. V. P. Menon, was his sort of Uncle. He later left army in order to promote his father-in-law’s textile business & invented “Bleeding Madras" textiles.
Lakshmi Swaminathan/Sahgal
She was the Minister of Women’s Affairs in the Azad Hind government. She is the mother of Subhashini Ali and Nani of Shaad Ali the filmmaker. She was the sole opponent of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in the President election.
She was the Minister of Women’s Affairs in the Azad Hind government. She is the mother of Subhashini Ali and Nani of Shaad Ali the filmmaker. She was the sole opponent of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in the President election.
Nazir Hussain, a character actor who acted in ~500 films, a career he took since there was no job for him post his INA stint. He produced the first Bhojpuri film, and also wrote the story and dialogues for many of the Bimal Roy’s films.
Habib ur Rahman, founder of INA Mohan Singh & he were from the same unit. By 1944, was Brigade Commander of Nehru Brigade. Last Indian to see Netaji. Post 1947, fought against the army of Maharaja Hari Singh in Kashmir. And, served as Additional Defence Secretary in Pakistan.
