Harinder sikka the original writer: He said that in his book, the real “Sehmat” returned to India saluting the tricolour and proud of her service — whereas in the film the character (played by Alia Bhatt) returns “feeling sad and depressed”. He felt that the film removed or diluted patriotic / explicitly Indian-national symbolism (for example, he noted the missing “tricolour scene”) and that this impacted the film’s recognition potential (e.g., awards). Quote: > “I would have made Alia kneel in