Upcoming Movie: “Shudra – The Rising?”
I believe till now everyone might have heard about the upcoming movie on Dalits of India, i.e. “Shudra – The Rising?” In case you have missed the news, here is the news! Movie is produced and directed by Sanjiv Jaiswal and movie will be of 120minutes. We all know we can’t express the pain and suffering of Dalits in 2hours movie but still I believe it’s an ideal runtime for a movie and it will be advantageous.
Movie: "Shudra- The Rising?" Poster
A bit of storyline:
Movie is based on story of 250million people born as untouchables (and today’s Dalits) in Hindu caste system and subjected to humiliation and slavery since ancient times. When aryans came to India with the intention of looting, they enslaved the peace loving natives. Manu – Hindu guru – imposed laws on untouchables and barred them from reading, writing and listening holy mantras. Natives were treated less than human, impure, unclean and were forced to do menial jobs.
In the movie you will see, Shudra denied water, (Dalits still fight for such rights) a Shudra child’s nose chopped off for chanting mantras, (Dalits are still not allowed to enter many temples in India), a pregnant Shudra women forced to sleep with upper caste people (Dalit women still are raped on Day to day basis in India) and many more heart touching scenes – the only crime of theirs – they are born untouchables. Movie seems to be based on real events, if not real I bet, you might have heard such incidents once in a while in your life-time. It is believed that nature took ages to make man out of animal, but it took moments for certain men to make their fellow human animal again. “Shudra – The Rising?” highlights the depth that evil human mind can succumb, to cling on to power and supremacy.
Recently, the “Shudra – The Rising?” team has received screening Invitation for “Shudra – The Rising?” from South Asian Film Festival which will take place June 13-17, 2012, in Vancouver, and in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada.
My best wishes to the team
I strongly believe that movies on social issues should be made and given more emphasis. Sanjiv Jaiswal has chosen an important issue of caste discrimination, which has ruined millions lives and hopes. After watching trailers of movie, I can say that it’s a sincere effort by the team to put forward the caravan of Dr Ambedkar. I wish the team a grand success!
P.S.: Movie is going to release in Feb. 2012 and you can visit the movie site at http://www.shudrathefilm.com for latest updates. You can also follow producer and director – Sanjiv Jaiswal – on twitter at @sanjivjaiswal and join the facebook page of the movie at http://www.facebook.com/pages/SHUDRA-the-rising/102558246496607
Movie trailer (in Hindi)
Movie trailer (in English)
![An archeologist inspects an about the miniature pagoda which is believed to contain a part of Buddha's body in Nanjing, Jiangsu province November 22, 2008. [Xinhua]](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3293/3061123558_4c149e8d44_m.jpg "An archeologist inspects an about the miniature pagoda which is believed to contain a part of Buddha's body in Nanjing, Jiangsu province November 22, 2008. [Xinhua]")
Salutes Sanjiv Jaiswal for saying the truth on the face. May his tribe grow among the film makers.
The Revolution Has Begun !!!
Its time not to discuss out Plight but Change it by ourselves !!!
amazing work by Sanjiv jaiswal…..the music is mesmerizing…..the sound effects are great…..true depiction of reality…..
in movie shudra ..it is shown that manu was a great rishi muni but its not true he wrote all the bloody rulrs against shudras in manusmriti … this is wrong snjeev jaiswal ji .. u hav done wrong shame on you
DO YOU KNOW ???????
SHUDRA THE RISING is RSS movie……plz read this on blog…www.shudramovie.blogspot.com
jai bhim !!! jai mulnivasi !!!
Dear Padeep,
Shudra means today’s OBC or 4th Varna and not untouchable i.e. 5th Varna. So, it is changing meaning of words. Changing meaning of words means changing history. How is it possible that director do not know such basic thing?
Dear Rajesh Patil,
Then why 5th varna comes into hindu religion concept while applying for a government job. Tell me in which varna do they belong according to the four varna concept if they come under Hindu religion but they really not belonging to that religion
Please put this film on theaters. It is a need to undersatnd all peoples to know what sorrows our anciesters have faced and where and how we are here.