[6] The film was critcized for its caste dynamics, promotion of right-wing Hindutva narrative and for distorting the historical realities including the whitewashing of the Hyderabad massacres of Muslims.

[3][4] The film depicts the struggle in the erstwhile Hyderabad State after India gained independence on August 15, 1947.

While the rest of the country celebrated freedom and liberation, the British Hyderabad State remained under the control of the Nizam for another year.

Razakars who were formed primarily to oppose the Hindu majority’s wish of accession to India, and to keep Nizam under Muslim control.

The film depicts the atrocities committed by the Nizam and Razakars with extreme fanaticism and the courageous acts of the heroes who fought against them.