Our films have often understood the Constitution better than our politics. Every Republic Day, the conversation around Indian cinema and nationalism tends to drift towards spectacle. It is about soldiers silhouetted against sunsets, swelling background scores and loud slogans. Yet, if we look beyond the obvious, Indian cinema has never much cared for thumping patriotism but for something far more radical. It is about sustained interrogation of the Constitution itself.Justice. Liberty. Equality. These are not abstract ideals etched only into law books.