From Kashmir Files to Jhund Two Points of Swarm Society ... Vinit Vartak ©
Movies are often linked to our lives beyond entertainment. Such films are often a sensation in the eyes of society. When the film deals with things that happen behind the scenes in society or in personal life, hidden references, misrepresented mirrors. So its creation is out of the box. Many of the films in Hollywood that have dealt with such topics in a very good way are still considered to be the greatest films of all time. So even today, films with such a futile endeavor represent a mediocre quality. To this day, directors and producers have not resorted to such experiments in Hindi and Marathi films. Because the audience is just as eager to see such a film. We have to accept the fact that the Indian audience, playing in the love of the protagonist and the politics of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law at home, was failing to do justice to such works of art.
This has definitely changed in the last few years. This is certainly welcome. But this change has exposed many hidden divisions in the society. In the two films that have just started, these two extremes of society have been exposed once again. That is why extreme reactions to both the films are pouring in through social media and others. With that, the mistake is the latter. But those emerging reactions are clearly showing the gaps in the society. On the one hand, a film like Jhund Swarm depicts the very lower classes of the society and the issues facing them, while on the other hand, Kashmir Files reveals the naked truth about the manner in which the upper castes of the society were persecuted on the basis of religion.
Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. The movie shows that the society is still going, religion has not come out of it. When making a film, it is obvious that it has the impression of the director, the producer. When the Nagraj Manjule brings Jhund in front of us, we have to accept that the film will have the impression of the society they have experienced or seen in their life. You cannot tell by looking through your glasses how true or false it is. Only by watching movies can you become aware of that situation.I personally do not like to go to see or oppose the movie as it shows the birthday of a great person except for festivals like Diwali, Holi or Ganpati. The plot of the film, the things that are shown, can and should be disputed. But the insistence that we should or should not watch the film from the point of view of our own role is wrong. Your thoughts, your opinions are completely different. Even if you don't like it, you should have the mentality of listening or seeing what the other person is saying, because at the same time your opinion and your point of view can be heard by the other person. If the film has been given an ethnic color by the producer or filmmaker, then everyone, as an intelligent spectator, should decide their right to accept or reject it. But the insistence on both sides that it should be the same is wrong.
When those who regularly tell us that terrorists have no religion say that those who have been persecuted are propagandized through the lens of religion and caste, then the same people in the society are creating a propaganda of their own. When an onlooker sees an inhumane massacre in India on the basis of religion and caste, the viewer experiences it once again. So the sadness, the impulse, the anguish and the overall fear of that incident once again we can clearly feel from the reaction of the audience after the end of the film. This inhumane incident may not have been deliberately allowed to reach us for so many years due to the reluctance of the politicians of that time and the people around us who are cultivating tolerance through politics of religion. If the same thing is going to people today through movies, how can it be propaganda. If Steven Spielberg exposes the atrocities committed against Jews in Germany through the Schindler's List, it is a timeless piece of art. And if Vivek Agnihotri exposes the injustice done to Kashmir Pandits through Kashmir Files, then it is clear that if these same people call it propaganda, then those who say so are propagandists.
The question is not whether the Zhund or Kashmir files represent a section of the society. The question is, is our society failing to understand the two extremes? People of opposite faith or caste, religion are watching these two films today from the slap of their same religion and caste. That is why I sincerely feel that these two films are presenting a picture of how deeply rooted the hidden divisions of the society are. If Schindler's list maker Spielberg wins the Oscars, then the hidden agenda is systematically pursued in India so that the Kashmir files cannot be seen, while the herd is labeled as a caste. That is why I think there is an urgent need to create an intelligent and strong audience today. At the behest of someone, It is important to understand that the height and quality of a film is not determined by the fact that someone has promoted a movie on someone's show and a Facebook celebrity writer has expressed his or her opinion as an opponent or a supporter.
While it is a great change to make a film on the subject of Zhund and Kashmir Files or on such an occasion and get a response from the audience, it has once again exposed the deep divisions in the society. It will affect the way we view each other. This will give impetus to the idea of classifying the religion, caste and creed by the last name. But one side of it is good. If you understand that, then such films bring before you a mirror of the unfamiliar or opposite situation in the society. Believe it or not, the ability to see reflection will definitely help you to broaden the horizons of a broad audience and your thinking, perspective.
Footnote: - The opinions written above are mine. I do not think that everyone will agree with them or that they should agree. Take as much as you like. If not, leave it at that. Don't argue.
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