Exactly. And Amish Puri (who played Mola Ram) agrees. Concerning the Kali cult, for example:

“It’s based on an ancient cult that existed in India and was recreated like a fantasy. If you recall those imaginary places like Pankot Palace, starting with Shanghai, where the plane breaks down and the passengers use a raft to jump over it, slide down a hill and reach India, can this ever happen? But fantasies are fantasies, like our Panchatantra and folklore. I know we are sensitive about our cultural identity, but we do this to ourselves in our own films. It’s only when some foreign directors do it that we start cribbing.” — The Act of Life of Amrish Puri: An Autobiography (1st ed.).