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On this Republic Day, you have three options in the cinema. Two oblige you to go to the movies and to awaken the patriot in you; the other one forces you to stay at home in front of your TV and see how hatred and rage are getting us nowhere.
Interestingly, it is this latest film that yields rich emotional dividends.
In the documentary Rubaru Roshni produced by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, filmmaker Svati Chakravarty Bhatkal reminds us of the value of forgiveness and empathy in today's world, where bigotry and vitriol are more and more encouraged. The film is an appeal to the Indians that they stand up and do not forget the humanity in us.
Filmmaker Swati Bhatkal cites three stories that show that the seeds of division do not spread too far. The first, titled "The Orphan and the Condemned", examines the impact of a murder on the only son of both victims and on the perpetrator of the crime.
The film is a call to the Indians to stand up and remember the humanity inherent in us. (Photo: PTI)
The childhood of Avantika Maken Tanwar was shocked after her parents were shot at their home in Delhi in 1985. She was six years old.
The murderer was Ranjit Singh Gill, who had attacked Avantika. his father, Lalit Maken, after reading a book in which the name Maken was mentioned as one of the deputies of Congress responsible for the killing of Sikhs during the riots that followed the badbadination of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.
Bhatkal uses the speech formate effectively to show how Avantika's rage has transformed his personality, his loneliness, even though she was surrounded by an estimated extended family including a former president of the India and her personal difficulties.
But Bhatkal never lets one voice dominate the other.
Ranjit recounts how he gave up an educational holiday abroad and was co-opted into a revolutionary movement that he believed would save his faith and identity. Bhatkal allows his two protagonists to channel their deepest thoughts and gradually show how they grew up. Avantika is the most dynamic and powerful narrator of the two and she is not afraid to show her vulnerabilities when she documents her fight.
Ranjit explains how he missed the most at liberty in an American penitentiary, then in Tihar prison. We arrive at a resolution that should be experienced rather than explained here, as it is a poignant moment that highlights the capacity of human resistance to overcome grief and guilt.
The second story, "The Farmer and the Nun", takes place in Madhya Pradesh and originates in the murder of sister Rani Maria in 1995. Khan tells us how she was traveling on a bus when she was traveling. she was stabbed 54 times. abandoned on the road. The culprit was the farmer of the title, Samundar Singh.
The nun is Selmi Paul, the younger sister of Rani Maria, who was fighting cancer. Bhatkal begins the story in the ancestral home of Maria in Kerala, where her brother comforts their frail mother as soon as the name of her deceased daughter is mentioned. This is one of the most heartbreaking moments of documentary as a mother in mourning. Some wounds never heal.
While Singh reveals the factors that pushed him to commit the crime two decades ago, Rubaru Roshani feels appallingly relevant because Marginalized communities continue to be misunderstood and targeted by them. in the majority.
The urgency of this message is not lost as Singh explains how his lack of awareness made him credulous and easily encouraged to protect his faith.
Little has changed with the false news and rumors circulating on Whatsapp. now transmits to spread fear and hatred. Selma's thoughts and Swami Sadanand's good will become the necessary antidotes to combat this fear. It is Singh who becomes the moral core of the documentary while he says himself worthy of a second chance in life.
The last story, "The Terror and The Mom", differs from the other two, due to the magnitude of the problem. atrocity. Two of the 164 victims of the 26/11 attacks were the husband and teenage daughter of US resident Kia Scherr. There is no direct interaction between the tormented and the hangman, nine terrorists were killed and the one who survived (Ajmal Kasab) was hanged later.
Bhatkal wants people to know what drove Kasab to act while we see him. interrogation at the hospital while he is lying on a bed. The way we react to video tells us more about us than anything else. The last story may not bring as many tears as the first two, but by integrating Scherr's journey, Bhatkal wants the public to understand the many ways in which the closure can be found.
In Scherr's case, she now travels annually to India to conduct peace workshops with people from a variety of backgrounds.
We now know that what makes Aamir Khan cry has worked in most cases. This time, most viewers will also respond to the stories and hopefully realize that not all are lost.
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