Deshdrohi
| Deshdrohi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Jagdish A. Sharma |
| Produced by | Kamaal Rashid Khan |
| Starring |
Kamaal Rashid Khan Krishna Abhishek Hrishitaa Bhatt Gracy Singh Zulfi Syed Aman Verma |
| Music by | Nikhil - Vinay |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Deshdrohi is a 2008 Hindi movie. The film stars Kamaal Rashid Khan, Krishna Abhishek, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Gracy Singh and Zulfi Syed. Khan won the Golden Balti Award and 2RS Best Actor Award for his acclaimed role.
Plot
The themes of the film “Desh Drohi “ include politics, corruption and the common man. At the start of the film a man named Raja arrives in Mumbai searching for a watchmans job, after leaving his father and both neighbour and sweetheart, Neha, behind in his village.
In Mumbai Raja meets Shekhar,the gangster, who works as a watchman, and Sonia, who works for Baba Kadam, a drug dealer. At one point Raja helps Sonia escape from an attack by a group working for another drug dealer called Rajan Nayak, the enemy of Baba Kadam. The two eventually fall in love.
After realising that living in Mumbai is particularly difficult for North Indians, Raja petitions Shrivastav, a North Indian politician who exploits common people for his political career, for help. The drug mafia of Mumbai city is assisted by politicians and the media want to reveal the corruption prevalent in the city.
Due to his involvement, Raja is marked for death by Rajan Nayak, who contracts a police inspector to kill both him and Sonia. However the Inspector fails and is killed. The police pursue Raja and Sonia, who are also running from Rajan Nayak. Raja attempts to get help from Shrivastav, to no avail, and even Sonia's boss, Baba Kadam, abandons the pair.
Pushed to the limit, Raja resolves to kill all involved, in which he is helped by Inspector Rohit Raghav, the new husband of Raja's village sweetheart, to kill Srivastva.
How Raja and Sonia will escape law and teach the criminals a lesson is the story of the film.[1]
Controversy
There were accusations that the movie was cashing in on the 2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra. The head of the Mumbai office of Central Board of Film Certification has opined that the movie has scenes that were derogatory to a particular community.[2] Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has expressed their protests against the movie. The Mumbai police served a notice for a special screening to find any objectionable content that might trigger unrest. Due to the protests and problems with exhibitors, the release date of the movie was postponed by a week from the original date of November 7.[3][4][5] The movie was released on 14 November, except in Maharashtra, where it was banned by the state government for 60 days under the Bombay Cinema Regulation Act. The producers of the film petitioned the Bombay High Court to lift the ban on the movie.[6] After a two-month ban it released on 23 January 2009 in Maharashtra.
Reception
Kamaal Rashid Khan won the Golden Balti Award for his role.
References
- ↑ Movie Blog » Movie Preview: Desh Drohi watched by only Kamal Rashid Khan
- ↑ 'Deshdrohi' set to cash in on anti-immigrant sentiment - Express India
- ↑ Can 'Deshdrohi' pass the acid test?
- ↑ Police, and MNS, to decide on Deshdrohi - Mumbai - DNA
- ↑ Deshdrohi mired in controversy
- ↑ `Deshdrohi' maker moves HC today - The Times of India