'Thugs of Hindostan' sticks to a straightforward adventure formula without excessive focus on identity themes. Characters are cast primarily for spectacle and mainstream appeal, rather than representation mandates. This isn’t a film that seems concerned about checking modern ideological boxes, it’s more about big action and Bollywood star power than messaging.

Traditional values like family, loyalty, and even India’s past are presented largely in line with mainstream historical adventure tropes. There’s little evidence of gender role subversion or aggressive cultural revisionism, if anything, the film idolizes old-school heroism and loyalty, albeit with some stylized romance and drama bolstered by song and dance.

Alternative perspectives aren’t mocked or villainized; the main conflict is against colonial oppressors, with the typical good-versus-evil dynamic. There’s no heavy-handed ideological agenda or caricatured portrayals of dissenting viewpoints. It’s all rather old-fashioned in its worldview, unabashedly so.