05/02/2013 at 6:00pm
Theatre 2 at Tribeca Cinemas
Shahid
Directed by Hansal Mehta.
India, 2012, Feature Film, 123 Minutes, Hindi with English subtitles.
New York Premiere.
Cast- Raj Kumar Yadav, Prabhleen Sandhu, BaljinderKaur, Tigmanshu Dhulia, KK Menon.
Director’s Bio: Hansal made his debut with Jayate (Victory, 1998), a languid tale on the Indian judiciary, medical malpractice and ordinary human lives in the city of Bombay. This was followed by the dark, tragic and funny DilPe Mat Le Yaar (Don’t Take It To Heart, 2000), a film that reflected Hansal’s concern for the increasingly marginalized immigrants in the city of Bombay. This film (and Hansal) ran into trouble with intolerant political parties in Bombay because of an innocuous section of dialog. Shahid (2012) is the result of this soul-searching mission and a return to roots for Hansal. Shahid is a deeply personal story that reflects Hansal’s anger and concern towards religious/class based/racial intolerance around the world.
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