It is a nice simple movie which tugs at your heart. A girl follows her heart and goes with her lover for pre marital romp in a seedy hotel of Varanasi. Police raid and boy suicide. Blackmail of her father by ruthless corrupt cop.
On other hand a SC boy of Chandal family falls in love with an upper caste (so called) girl. He is pursuing Civil Engineering degree. The girl dies and he goes in to depression. Chandals does the work of last rites of dead bodies on Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi. It is said that if you are creamted at Varanasi you go to Heaven and if in Maghar then you go to hell. Kabir mocked this belief and insisted that his last rites to be done at Maghar. Thus Chalndals are at the lowest of the most unjust system of world. This film mocks the inhumanity of caste system. Symbolism of Kashi is too good to be missed.
This is a story of triumph of human spirit. How both refuse to bow down to small mentality of a backward small town and society. They don't give up and come out triumphant.
Music by Indian Ocean is another high point. They have set to tune a poem of famous poet Dyushyant Kumar (Tu kisi rail si gujarti hai; Main kisi pull se thar tharata hu).
Acting of Richa Chadha and Sudhir Mishra is superb. New comers and others are also good.
Must watch for the fans of realistic, intelligent movie which has strong story line and touches your heart.
But it will be mocked by low IQ, rigid, holier than thou and prudish mentality persons and they should better stay away.
On other hand a SC boy of Chandal family falls in love with an upper caste (so called) girl. He is pursuing Civil Engineering degree. The girl dies and he goes in to depression. Chandals does the work of last rites of dead bodies on Manikarnika Ghat of Varanasi. It is said that if you are creamted at Varanasi you go to Heaven and if in Maghar then you go to hell. Kabir mocked this belief and insisted that his last rites to be done at Maghar. Thus Chalndals are at the lowest of the most unjust system of world. This film mocks the inhumanity of caste system. Symbolism of Kashi is too good to be missed.
This is a story of triumph of human spirit. How both refuse to bow down to small mentality of a backward small town and society. They don't give up and come out triumphant.
Music by Indian Ocean is another high point. They have set to tune a poem of famous poet Dyushyant Kumar (Tu kisi rail si gujarti hai; Main kisi pull se thar tharata hu).
Acting of Richa Chadha and Sudhir Mishra is superb. New comers and others are also good.
Must watch for the fans of realistic, intelligent movie which has strong story line and touches your heart.
But it will be mocked by low IQ, rigid, holier than thou and prudish mentality persons and they should better stay away.