Lokendra Singh Kalvi of the Rajput Karni Sena, which is spearheading protests against director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati, probably isn’t aware that several filmmakers have taken up his dare to make movies against Adolf Hitler in Germany. Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler (My Führer – The Really Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler) was a 2007 comedy by director Dani Levy that tells the tale of a depressed Hitler hiring a Jewish acting coach to prepare him for a major speech. Director Christoph Schlingensief’s 100 Years Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour In The Führerbunker, released in 1989, featured the German actor Udo Kier playing Hitler. The film was shot in complete darkness within an original World War 2 bunker over a period of 16 hours. Speaking about the film, Schlingensief once said: “Unfortunately we haven’t digested Hitler since ’45.

Source: Hindustan Times January 28, 2017 10:32 UTC