Hamari Paltan

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Hamari Paltan
Hamari Paltan.jpg
Release poster of the film
Directed byJainendra Jigyasu
Written byJainendra Jigyasu
Screenplay byJainendra Jigyasu
Produced byAlakh Media
Starring
CinematographySatender
Edited byDalip Kumar
Music by
  • Malti Mathur
  • V. Hemanandh
  • Anurag Singh
Production
company
Alakh Media
Release date
  • 27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)(India) [1]
Running time
100 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest.₹4.15 lakh (US$5,200) [2]

Hamari Paltan: The Children's Brigade for Change is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language children's film directed by Jainendra Jigyasu. The film follows a movement led by children to stop a development project from clearing a forest and displacing its inhabitants. It marked the last film appearance of veteran actor Tom Alter, whose performance was praised by critics.

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Plot

Master ji (Tom Alter) is a retired teacher in Sonapur. He teaches the local children principles of Gandhism and environmental conservation. Meanwhile, a businessman meets a corrupt politician (Manoj Bakshi) with a scheme to cut down the forest near Sonapur for a development project and displace all its inhabitants. Master ji starts a protest against the project and is murdered for it; the children of Sonapur and the nearby city come together to stop the project.

Cast

Production

Hamari Paltan marked the directorial debut of Jainendra Jigyasu. [3] A few child artists in the film were cast from the Ralli International School in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. [4] Manoj Bakshi appeared as the corrupt politician against the children's movement. [3]

The director stated in an interview that Alter's role was akin to that of Aamir Khan in 'Taare Zameen Par' and Shah Rukh Khan in Dear Zindagi . He called directing Alter in his debut film "an honor", adding that the actor was an "acting institute himself". [3] Jigyasu also wrote the film, which was intended to be released in December 2017 under the banner of Alakh Media. Its first look was revealed in September 2017. [5] The film's trailer was released in March 2018. [6] Following the film's release on 27 April 2018, [1] a special screening was organized at the Ralli International School in May 2018. [4] It was promoted as the last film appearance of Tom Alter who died on 29 September 2017, although Redrum , another film featuring him was subsequently released in August 2018. [1] [7] [8] [9]

Reception

In her review for The Tribune , Rashi Mathur noted that the director had "achieved his purpose of telling a poignant tale with a message". She was appreciative of Alter's acting, commenting that he "[enthralled] the audience, though for the last time". She opined that in the beginning, the film seemed like "jigsaw puzzle pieces" and "[gained] clarity" only in the second half. She called the film's music, its "distinct feature". [10] Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of The Times of India gave the film a 1-star rating, stating the "script sounds noble" but was lacking in execution. She called Alter the film's "only saving grace" and noted that without him the "film's prospects take a swift nose dive". She found the cinematography "not up to the mark", writing "lackluster", songs "composed in a tearing hurry" and the climax "not too believable". Purkayashta concluded her review by stating that the film had the potential to leave "a lasting impression" had the filmmaker avoided mediocrity. [11]

Ravindra Tripathi of the Hindi daily Jansatta called the film "praiseworthy" but noted that the film's rawness makes the message the film tries to convey, a little weak. He further opined that the film was a sort of "tribute" to Alter but it "would have been better had the director worked more". [12]

According to the Indian film trade website Box Office India, the film had a limited release on 25 screens and had a worldwide gross of est.₹4.15 lakh (US$5,200), earning the label "disaster". [2]

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