Film plot is about the assassination of John F Kennedy. The investigation by the main protagonist Jim Garrison, District Attorney reveals the conspiracy involving the entire state machinery to assassin the president.
During the investigation Jim Garrison encounters the real question, why was the president murdered? JFK decided to minimize the military activities in Vietnam and Cuba and this decision had not gone well with the system and they took the corrective action. The corporates, who actually rule the establishment thought eliminating the president was the easiest way to restore order. Oil industry and defense equipment manufactures are the decision makers in American politics. America's foreign policies and its wars are decided by these capitalists and they wear the face mask of world peace to justify their atrocities.
The film obviously received huge protest. Imagine such a film in India. It would be eating dust in the court rooms amidst the protests from the entire sections of the society. Anurag Kashyap recalled with his experience of Black Friday, film about the 1993 Bombay bombings, that in India it is impossible to make a film about politics. In America, though there was heavy protests, the film was released, became a hit, and has won two oscars.
The Indian corporate had enough of their share in the Oil industry. They have even the deciding power in the oil ministry. Petroleum Ministers are sacked and appointed at their will. Oil prices are decided by them. Lately Relience miraculously received a huge share gas reserves from ONGC fields. But they had little luck in the highly profitable defense field, since the Govt relied more on the Imports.
With a huge amount allocated for defense budget, arms dealers had their time. Bofors scandal, Barak missile scandal, Scorpene submarines scam, Helicopter scam all involved the arms dealers in collusion with the govt. Recent example being PM Modi's deal for an outdated Rafale aircrafts from France. But with the govt decision to open FDI for Defense, things are supposed to be changing to the US style. And the major beneficiary of this decision is as usual Relience Industries.