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Indu Sarkar
Indu Sarkar.jpg
Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar
Written by Madhur Bhandarkar
Screenplay byMadhur Bhandarkar
Anil Pandey
Sanjay Chhel (Dialogue)
Story byMadhur Bhandarkar
Produced by Bharat Shah
Bhandarkar Entertainment
Starring Kirti Kulhari
Neil Nitin Mukesh
Supriya Vinod
Anupam Kher
Tota Roy Chowdhury
CinematographyKeiko Nakahara
Edited byDevendra Murdeshwar
Music by Anu Malik
Bappi Lahiri
Release date
  • 28 July 2017 (2017-07-28) [1]
Running time
139 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹120 million [2]
Box office₹60.70 million [2]

Indu Sarkar [3] is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language period political thriller film, co-written, co-produced and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. [4] The story screenplay of the movie is written by Anil Pandey and Madhur Bhandarkar and the dialogues are penned by Sanjay Chhel. Indu Sarkar is produced under the banner of Bhandarkar Entertainment and Mega Bollywood Private Limited. The film is set in the period of the emergency in India, i.e. the 19-month-long period from 1975 to 1977 when there was a state of emergency across the country. The film stars Kirti Kulhari, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Nitanshi Goel and Supriya Vinod. [5] The music is composed by Anu Malik and Bappi Lahiri. The film was released on 28 July 2017 with few cuts. [6] [7]

Contents

Plot

During the emergency, Indu's husband, a government employee, plans to use the situation to his advantage and move ahead in his career. However, Indu's sense of morality sets her on a different path.

Cast

Production

Indu Sarkar includes a recreated version of Aziz Nazan's popular qawwali, Chadhta Sooraj Dheere Dheere Dhal Jaayega. [10] Rashmi Jha was signed for the role of Farzana, which is inspired by socialite Rukhsana Sultana. [11]

Release

The film was released at around 825 screens across India. [12]

Critical reception

The film garnered mixed reviews from critics. Nitin Bhave of Times of India praised the film for its acting performances and gave the film 3 out of 5 stars. [13] Rajeev Masand of News18 gave 2 stars by saying "This is at Best an Average Movie". [14] Hindustan Times criticised the director's confused narrative by giving 2 stars. [15] Giving 2 stars Indian Express also panned the film by saying "A watered-down, bloodless version of the Emergency". [16]

Controversy

The film generated controversy since the time its trailer got released up until it was shown in the theatres. [17] Indian National Congress supporters heavily criticised the director Bhandarkar's attempt to portray former Prime Minister of India Mrs.Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi in a bad light. [18] However, the director clarified that it was not a biopic on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi under whose regime the Emergency was declared in the country in 1975. [19] [20] Sanjay Gandhi's alleged daughter Priya Singh Paul approached the Bombay High Court seeking a stay on the film. [21] However, Bombay High Court rejected the plea after Paul failed to present solid evidence of her association with the lineage of Sanjay Gandhi. [22] Just two days before the release Paul moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the release of the movie after Bombay High Court dismissed her plea. [23] [24] The Supreme Court also refused to stay the release of the film and quoted it as "The movie is an artistic expression within the parameters of law." [25] [26]

After the release of the film several supporters of the Indian National Congress protested and even tried to stall the screening. [27] [28] [29] Congress workers created ruckus in front of a cinema hall in Indore. Police used canes to disperse those who came to blows. [30]

Box office

The film opened at ₹8.50 million nett on its first day, as reported by Box office India. [31] The film grossed ₹ 47 million net in first weekend.[ citation needed ] It was declared a disaster.

Soundtrack

Indu Sarkar
Soundtrack album by
Genre
Label Saregama
Producer Bappi Lahiri
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Yeh awaz hai" Monali Thakur  
2."Chadhta Suraj Dheere Dheere" Anu Malik, Mujtaba Aziz Naza  
3."Dilli Ki Raat" Bappi Lahiri & Anmol Malik 3:57

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