Indu Sarkar
Indu Sarkar | |
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Directed by | Madhur Bhandarkar |
Written by | Madhur Bhandarkar |
Screenplay by | Madhur Bhandarkar Anil Pandey Sanjay Chhel (Dialogue) |
Story by | Madhur Bhandarkar |
Produced by | Bharat Shah Bhandarkar Entertainment |
Starring | Kirti Kulhari Neil Nitin Mukesh Supriya Vinod Anupam Kher Tota Roy Chowdhury |
Cinematography | Keiko Nakahara |
Edited by | Devendra Murdeshwar |
Music by | Anu Malik Bappi Lahiri |
Release date |
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Running time | 169 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹120 million[2] |
Box office | ₹60.70 million[2] |
Indu Sarkar[3] (transl. Industry government) is a 2017 Indian period political thriller film, co-written, co-produced and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar.[4] The story screenplay of the movie is written by Anil Pandey and Madhur Bhandarkar and the dialogues are penned by Sanjay Chhel . Indu Sarkar is produced under the banner of Bhandarkar Entertainment and Mega Bollywood Private Limited. The film is set in the period of the emergency in India, i.e. the 19-month-long period from 1975 to 1977 when there was a state of emergency across the country. The film stars Kirti Kulhari, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Tota Roy Chowdhury and Supriya Vinod.[5] The music is composed by Anu Malik and Bappi Lahiri. The film was released on 28 July 2017 with few cuts.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Plot
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Cast
- Kirti Kulhari as Indu Sarkar
- Tota Roy Chowdhury as Navin Sarkar
- Neil Nitin Mukesh as Sanjay Gandhi
- Supriya Vinod as Indira Gandhi
- Rashmi Jha as Farzana
- Anupam Kher as Nanaji Pradhan
- Sheeba Chaddha as Mekhla
- Manav Vij as Inspector Sodhi
- Abhinav Sharma as Shreedhar
- Ankur Vikal as Shivam, an Activist
- Zakir Hussain as Inspector Mishra
- Mohan Kapoor as Sahani
- Parvin Dabas as Govardhab Singh, IRS Joint Director, IB
Production
Indu Sarkar includes a recreated version of Aziz Nazan's popular qawwali, Chadhta Sooraj Dheere Dheere Dhal Jaayega.[18] Rashmi Jha was roped in to play the role of Farzana, which is inspired from socialite Rukhsana Sultana.[19]
Release
The film was released at around 825 screens across India.[20]
Critical reception
The film garnered mixed reviews from critics. Nitin Bhave of Times of India praised the film for its acting performances and gave the film 3 out of 5 stars.[21] Rajeev Masand of News18 gave 2 stars by saying "This is at Best an Average Movie".[22] Hindustan Times criticised the director's confused narrative by giving 2 stars.[23] Giving 2 stars Indian Express also panned the film by saying "A watered-down, bloodless version of the Emergency".[24]
Controversy
The film generated controversy since the time its trailer got released.[25] Indian National Congress supporters heavily criticised the director Bhandarkar's attempt to portray former Prime Minister of India Mrs.Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi in a bad light.[26] However, the director clarified that it was not a biopic on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi under whose regime the Emergency was declared in the country in 1975.[27][28] Sanjay Gandhi's alleged daughter Priya Singh Paul approached the Bombay High Court seeking a stay on the film.[29] However, Bombay High Court rejected the plea after Paul failed to present solid evidence of her association with the lineage of Sanjay Gandhi.[30] Just two days before the release Paul moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the release of the movie after Bombay High Court dismissed her plea.[31][32] The Supreme Court also refused to stay the release of the film and quoted it as "The movie is an artistic expression within the parameters of law."[33][34]
After the release of the film several supporters of the Indian National Congress protested and even tried to stall the screening.[35][36][37] Congress and BJP workers clashed in front of a cinema hall in Indore. Police used canes to disperse the BJP and Congress workers who came to blows.[38]
Box office
The film opened at ₹8.50 million nett on its first day, as reported by Box office India.[39] The film grossed ₹ 47 million net in first weekend.[citation needed]
Soundtrack
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Yeh awaz hai" | Monali Thakur | |
2. | "Chaada suraj" | Anu Malik,Mujtaba Aziz |
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- ^ "आपातकाल के मंजर को बयां करती मधुर भंडारकर की फिल्म 'इंदू सरकार' का पोस्टर रिलीज". inKhabar. 5 June 2017.
- ^ Staff, Scroll. "Manmohan Singh biopic starring Anupam Kher will lay bare the workings of the PMO". Scroll.in.
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- ^ "Small-town girl Rashmi Jha wins hearts in 'Indu Sarkar'".
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- ^ "Indu Sarkar Review {3/5}: Bhandarkar drops most gimmicks and turns the page. But he is still far from Page 3".
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- ^ "'Indu Sarkar' Isn't Sponsored by the BJP Government, Says Madhur Bhandarkar". Huffington Post India. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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- ^ "Indu Sarkar: Bombay HC rules in film's favour, Revising Committee clears it with 'few cuts'". Firstpost. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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