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Akhilesh Yadav asks for a screening of Shorgul, based on Muzaffarnagar riots?
7:41 AM
Shilpi Sapmad (MID-DAY; June 1, 2016)
Jimmy Sheirgill’s upcoming political drama, based on the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, seems to have set the cat among the pigeons. After the trailer of Shorgul was launched last week, the makers have apparently been receiving calls from several bureaucrats’ offices every other day to watch the final cut since the film threatens to unravel political conspiracies.
Sources reveal Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has asked the makers to arrange a special screening of the film in Lucknow. The Muzaffarnagar massacre had left more than 60 dead and 50,000 displaced with local officials being blamed for mishandling the situation that aggravated the riots. The UP government was recently given a clean chit in the case. “The film deals with political scams and bureaucratic misdoings. Moreover, the main characters are modelled after real life UP politicians like Yadav himself (played by Sanjay Suri), and controversial leaders, Azam Khan and Sangeet Singh Som. And having former Union minister Kapil Sibal on board as lyricist will certainly give it a political spin. So, the makers are getting a lot of calls about the film, some loaded with threats to stop the release later this month,” says a source.
When we contacted Samira Kelkar, CEO of 24 FPS Films, which is producing Shorgul, she said, “We are getting numerous calls, some even threatening to burn down our office. However, our plans of release remain unchanged. A lot of research has gone into making of the film and unveil the truth. And we are open to the idea of arranging a screening for Yadav, subject to his availability.”
Shorgul exposes the nexus between politics and religion
7:51 AM
BOMBAY TIMES (May 26, 2016)
In one part of India, a mob
lynches a man from another community while in another part, people empty
a road to facilitate Friday prayers. One can spot a dargah and a temple
in a radius of 500 metres and within the same locality, people from
one community refuse to rent their houses to those from another
community. The country, which has secularism and free speech in its
constitution, faces instances of contradictory coexistence as the
tolerance-intolerance debate deepens.
The upcoming film, Shorgul, unearths the political underbelly and religious scams that have made headlines. The makers hope that by assimilating actors like Jimmy Sheirgill, Ashutosh Rana, Eijaz Khan, Sanjay Suri, Hiten Tejwani, Anirudh Dave, Narendra Jha, Suha Guzen and Deepraj Singh Rana, who are known for portraying roles with grey shades, the multi-starrer will be a leap for political dramas. The actors believe the movie will prompt viewers to think. Ashutosh says, “This film is the need of the hour and urges audiences to start acting instead of reacting.“ Eijaz adds, “A movie like this can make the country's decision makers take note.“ Jimmy concurs, “It's a story that should reach the masses and create a conversation amongst the youth as the power of change is vested in their hands.“
Samira Kelkar, CEO of 24 FPS Films Production that is presenting the film, states, “Shorgul breaks stereotypical beliefs of how no religion is better or worse and that extremism is detrimental to the growth of a nation. We are proud of it and the fact that it gives a contemporary twist to real-time incidents that rocked the nation over the years by asking the question 'where does humanity stand in the midst of intolerance?'“
Shorgul, a 24 FPS Films Production produced by Swatantra Vijay Singh, releases on June 24
The upcoming film, Shorgul, unearths the political underbelly and religious scams that have made headlines. The makers hope that by assimilating actors like Jimmy Sheirgill, Ashutosh Rana, Eijaz Khan, Sanjay Suri, Hiten Tejwani, Anirudh Dave, Narendra Jha, Suha Guzen and Deepraj Singh Rana, who are known for portraying roles with grey shades, the multi-starrer will be a leap for political dramas. The actors believe the movie will prompt viewers to think. Ashutosh says, “This film is the need of the hour and urges audiences to start acting instead of reacting.“ Eijaz adds, “A movie like this can make the country's decision makers take note.“ Jimmy concurs, “It's a story that should reach the masses and create a conversation amongst the youth as the power of change is vested in their hands.“
Samira Kelkar, CEO of 24 FPS Films Production that is presenting the film, states, “Shorgul breaks stereotypical beliefs of how no religion is better or worse and that extremism is detrimental to the growth of a nation. We are proud of it and the fact that it gives a contemporary twist to real-time incidents that rocked the nation over the years by asking the question 'where does humanity stand in the midst of intolerance?'“
Shorgul, a 24 FPS Films Production produced by Swatantra Vijay Singh, releases on June 24
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