Thanks for the A2A.

I had no idea about the existence of a pre-independence film industry. Thanks to the question, I got the opportunity to rectify my perception and also read more to answer the query.

Ramesh Dawar in his book: Bollywood: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow writes that the Indian film industry (including regional films) before Independence explored a lot of social, moral, cultural, devotional, mythological themes, but refrained from an overt anti-British, pro-independence presentation. For obvious reasons.
However, they sometimes tactfully inserted the voice of the freedom seeking Indians in a manner which can escape the scrutinising eyes of the British sensor. The author mentions the song 'Door Hato O Duniyawalon Hindustan Hamara hay' from the movie Kismet (1943) as an example.

The only other movie I could find relevant to this context, is from wikipedia-

Filmmaker R. S. D. Choudhury produced Wrath (1930), banned by the British Raj in India as it depicted actors as Indian leaders, an expression censored during the days of the Indian independence movement.[34]

Thus,
I do not think the film industry was a feasible or a popular medium at that time to reach out to the masses. Hence, it is unlikely that freedom fighters looked as this medium as a tools for awakening the countrymen. They had more practical mediums like newspapers, posters, pamphlets, street plays etc to voice their sentiments. And considering the short action period most revolutionaries had, it may be fair to assume they had no time or intention to indulge in making or (extensively) watching movies.