Abishek is ignorant about the Chittagong uprising

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan feels ashamed of being ignorant about the revolution in Chittagong which he says awakened patriotic feeling in him. He essays the role of freedom fighter Surjya Sen in his next film, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, based on the Chittagong Uprising. According to him, he was embarrassed that he really didn’t know about the freedom fighter Surjya Sen when he was offered the role by director Ashutosh Gowariker.

He felt ashamed when he didn’t know anything about Chittagong Uprising as well, he just knew it from his director Ashutosh. Abishek made to clarify that history and learning about culture and past events was one on his favorite subjects during school time. He said he was sent in boarding school in Europe when he was eight so he knows more about European history rather than the Indian History. The actor feels the story of Surjya Sen needs to be told to the people and to the common man on the same breath as Chandrashekar Azad and Bhagat Singh.

He would love to portray Chandrashekhar Azad’s character on-screen if given a chance, which is his favourite patriotic character. The film is based on journalist Manini Chatterjee's book Do and Die: The Chittagong Uprising 1930-34 which showcases the true story of a revolution against British Empire in Chittagong, a district in undivided Bengal back then. The movie is about the group of 56 teenagers influenced by Surjya Da, who risk their lives to fight for freedom and become a part of the revolution.

At the age of 13, these kids decided to fight for the freedom and walked the path of self-sacrifice. Abishek at this age, he said that he was playing, having fun, engrossed in studies and he was surprised to learn about kids who stood up for freedom of the country at such a young age.

The film stars Deepika Padukone as Kalpana Dutta, opposite Abhishek. The film releases on December 3 this year.