Anupam Kher had originally agreed to play the role of Hitler , but he backed out after Jewish organisations in India condemned him for playing the part because of Hitler 's massacre of millions of Jews . The filmmakers accused Kher of not returning the 4 lakh ( 400,000 rupees ) he had been paid after signing the contract and consequently sued him for 2.5 crore ( 25 million rupees ) . However , Kher perceived it as a way of filmmakers to promote their film before the release . It is the only mainstream Bollywood film to refer to the Indian Legion , a Waffen-SS unit recruited from Indian volunteers
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