ipl-logo

Reaction About Aarakshan

1244 Words5 Pages

CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION Aarakshan is a Hindi Socio Political Drama film starring Amitabh Bachchan,Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. The film was directed by Prakash Jha.The film also stars Prateik Babbar and Manoj Bajpayee and was released on 12 August 2011. The film got mixed reviews. It was an average success at the box office. Aarakshan was produced partially by Prakash Jha’s home production company named Prakash Jha Production. The casting was completed easily but only male cast had to be finalised. Prakash Jha first approached Ajay Devgan for the lead role but Saif Ali Khan was casted as Ajay had other projects in hand. The shoot began on 15 January 2011. Most of the film’s shooting took place in Minal Residency,Oriental College,Upper …show more content…

The interviewers reject him when they find out about his low caste roots..Deepak relates this incident to that of his mentor Dr.Prabhakar Anand(Amitabh Bachchan). Dr.Anand who is the Principal of a renowned college STM offers Deepak a teacher job. Deepak is Comforted by his friend,Sushant (Prateik Babbar) who is an upper caste boy,and his girlfriend Poorvi (Deepika) who is also Dr.Anand’s daughter. The state minister,Baburam,wishes to join his no-good nephew at STM,but Dr.Anand does not accept him.The minister who is angry decides to install his own man,Mithilesh Singh (Manoj Bajpayee) on the College board. Mithilesh who is cunning and greedy seeks to enrich himself. The minister’s huge ambition is to build a multi-billion educational institution and plans to use Mithilesh’s outside business a coaching class for it. The Court grants reservations for Other Backward Classes. A large crowd of students,celebrating the news,arrive outside the gates of the college and start a ruckus. Sushant gathers a group of upper caste boys and tries to drive off the ruckus creators.Dr.Anand hauls Deepak and Sushant,but is shocked to find out that Deepak has turned on him. Knowing this Poorvi confronts him and orders him to apologise to her father but Deepak refuses. This leads to their break …show more content…

The upper class are against reservations as they believe that it is not going to be effective.These arguments are played out between Sushant and Deepak. The moderate STM administrators are scared that college-level reservations may create conflicts between the students. When asked by a reporter, Dr. Anand shares his personal opinion – that some form of reservation, free of politics and economics, is good for society. The next day's headlines scream that Dr. Anand favours reservations. The STM board is angry; Dr. Anand is warned that Mithilesh will use this to remove him. Dr. Anand resigns from STM, and Mithilesh is appointed as the new principal. Sushant soon realizes that Dr. Anand's intention is not bad and that he does not have any caste feeling. Dr. Anand is shocked to find out that his house is being used for K.K coaching classes, which is linked to Mithilesh. Earlier Dr. Anand signs an agreement that he will be the guarantee for the bank loan taken by his friend, and allows his friend's sons to stay in that house for 2 years but they use it to earn money by allowing K.K coaching classes inside the house. Dr. Anand's house lands in court case and no lawyer is prepared to go against

Show More
Related

  • Superman And Me Sherman Analysis

    239 Words  | 1 Pages

    He also said in the story, “Then there are the sullen and already defeated Indian kids who sit in the back rows and ignore me with theatrical precision.” The ones that have taken the path away from success are not accepting they they can make a comeback

    Read More

  • Wisdom In Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha

    322 Words  | 2 Pages

    Wisdom is a trait many people desire, but wisdom is gained through self-experience and cannot be taught. In the novel, Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse the protagonist Siddhartha identifies he can only learn from himself, when he converses with Gotama and discovers his teachings have flaws. “You have learned nothing through teachings, and so I think, O Illustrious One, that nobody finds salvation through teachings. (Hesse 27)” This is the pivotal moment for Siddhartha, from this moment forward, he knows to follow his own path in order to achieve Nirvana.

    Read More

  • Even The Rain Analysis

    1130 Words  | 5 Pages

    The film takes place in Bolivia, the poorest country in South Africa. Costa, the films executive producer picked it because of how cheap it is. Costa pays the actors two dollars a day. This

    Read More

  • True Diary Of A Part Time Indian Analysis

    581 Words  | 3 Pages

    On the reservation, people look at Junior as some tall, stupid, average Native American fulfilling his fate to be average. The average Native American on the reservation has grown up on there their whole life and will never leave. Junior really appreciates the value of education so when Junior’s teacher Mr.P talks to Junior about leaving the rez school to then go to then Reardan high school Junior takes the opportunity. During the first couple of day Junior feels as though hw doesn’t belong. “Reardan was the opposite.

    Read More

  • Judgement At Nuremberg Movie Analysis

    1294 Words  | 6 Pages

    Judgment at Nuremberg is a movie which was directed by Stanley Kramer and was written by Abby Mann based on a true story of a tribunal that happened in Nuremberg, Germany in 1948 until 1949. The film with 179 minutes duration shows us the tribunal to trial four NAZI judges who were very famous in the NAZI era. They were Dr. Ernst Janning, (Burt Lancaster), Emil Hahn (Werner Klemperer), Warner Lampe (Torben Meyer) and Friedrich Hofstetter (Martin Brand). The judges who were presiding in the tribunal were Judge Dan Haywood (Spencer Tracy) with two other judges who were American judge and arrived in Nuremberg in 1948.

    Read More

  • Domestic Violence In Hmong Culture

    1096 Words  | 5 Pages

    They also cannot leave because they do not want to create a “broken

    Read More

  • When Greek Meets Greek Analysis

    452 Words  | 2 Pages

    He, at one point, thinks the old woman is the woman he was talking to but then decides no. Woman fails at getting to love her as she is. Ram learns that there is another Indian living in the building and the Indian keeps wanting to talk with him. Ram is scared if he talks to the Indian his cover would be blown and he would have to leave. He tries to get the other Indian kicked out, but instead the landlord sees that Ram is not Indian and kicks him out instead.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian By Sherman Alexie

    1121 Words  | 5 Pages

    Faced with many obstacles from poverty to racial stereotypes, Junior must override them if he is to make his life better than that of fellow Indians. Interestingly, rather than letting the obstacles hold him back Junior understands that his destiny is in his own hands and he must celebrate who he is even if it means fighting. In the end, we see a boy who have managed to overcome all hardships to get to the top, even if it means making tough choices such as changing schools, therefore is could be seen that race and stereotypes only made Junior

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Santha Rama Rau's By Any Other Name

    639 Words  | 3 Pages

    Premila says,“We’re going home for good” (Rau,32). Santha was very confused because the school day was not finished. When the sisters came home their mother and ayah were very concerned. Premila talks about her insular teacher and states,“She said it was because Indians cheat” (Rau,38). Premila added,“So I don't think we should go back to that school”(Rau,38).

    Read More

  • Rahim Khan's Influence In The Kite Runner

    1731 Words  | 7 Pages

    Rahim acts as a physical link between the characters and themes of the story, a middleman that deepens the context of the plot. The role of a father-figure, shared by Baba and Rahim Khan is a complex relationship that heavily impacts Amir’s actions and emotions. Whilst Baba is the biological father and role model of Amir, it is Rahim Khan who is the one to provide emotional support, and stability. Amir’s selfish tendencies are a result of the lack of affection that is given to him by Baba, a man who wants to, but struggles to find similarities between himself and Amir.

    Read More

  • Amir Villain Character Analysis

    411 Words  | 2 Pages

    Amir is the villain of The Kite Runner because he is greedy for Baba’s love, this leads to his disloyalty to Hassan and demonstrates his cowards because of his feelings of his guilt. Amir, although living a luxurious life feels something is missing, and it’s his father’s approval, he would do anything for it. After winning the kite tournament went to search for Hassan to see him surrounded by Assef and his two friends but, “Behind him, sitting on piles, of scraps and rubble, was the blue kite. [His] key to Baba’s heart” (71). All he cared about was the kite he cut in the tournament, he even sacrificed his best friend just for his father’s love.

    Read More

  • Cinematography In Birdman

    2106 Words  | 9 Pages

    Soh Wan Qing U1430464B Mr William Phuan CS8119: Cinematography in Birdman (2014)

    Read More

  • Lenina And John The Savage Analysis

    1099 Words  | 5 Pages

    People at the Reservation are not a part of the World State and not subjected to the hatching and conditioning of the World State. John and Lenina are attracted to each other but their relationship develops into a disaster. “The strongest suggestion our worser genius can, shall never melt mine honour into lust.” (BNW, 169). John gives himself a reason to resist Lenina by using a quote from Shakespeare.

    Read More

  • Racism In Nepal

    965 Words  | 4 Pages

    Among the 38 prime minister in Nepal, there is a total dominance of either Bahuns or Chhetris. There has never been a prime minister of lower caste. Although there is quota system for the indigenous communities, they are still discriminated. Dalits in Nepal confront an effective mix of social separation and viciousness that authorizes their below average status. Government inaction helps save this inferior citizenship: the Nepalese government regularly neglects to indict the individuals who participate in victimization Dalits and presently can't seem to make a far reaching get ready for guaranteeing the privileges of Dalits.

    Read More

  • Essay About The Movie 3 Idiots

    992 Words  | 4 Pages

    I recently watched movie name as 3 idiots on YouTube with my roommates. 3 Idiots is a comedy-drama movie that was released in the year 2009. It is a story of young boys name Rancho, Farhan Qureshi, and Raju Rastogi; all three consider as idiots in the movie that is why the name of the movie is 3 idiots. This film based on the education system of India and show how colleges put pressure on the students to get good grades. Further, this is an inspirational movie because of its acting, story, and concept of the movie.

    Read More

More about Reaction About Aarakshan

Open Document