Review: Article 370

Much has flowed through Kashmir over the decades, but little has been done to concern the people. However, until the repeal of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which gave special status to the then state of Jammu and Kashmir, people did not pay much attention to this region that has been in the eye of the storm since 1947.

Director Aditya Suhas Jambhale has given a detailed account of the violence and unrest in the valley in this two-and-a-half hour long film, which has claimed many lives in the valley. Almost half of the film shows the role of extremists and separatists in the militancy and the collusion of agencies across the border to disrupt peace.

Jambhale’s well-researched and technically well-made story, which includes many fictional characters including several fictional elements, keeps it moving along briskly. Those of us who know little about the Constitution and its history will pay attention to the political history of our land and the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

Review: Article 370

film: Article 370

Mould: Yami Gautam, Arun Govil, Priyamani

Director: Aditya Subhash Jambhale

Shading: Siddharth Vasant

Duration: 160 minutes

Intelligence agent Zooni Haksar (Yami Gautam Dhar) is from Kashmir, and works closely with bureaucrat Rajeshwari Swaminathan (Priya Mani). Their mission has the support of none other than the Prime Minister (Arun Govil) and the Home Minister (Kiran Karmarkar). When Zooni finds dreaded terrorist Burhan Wani, she doesn’t receive much praise for her unpromising work. But soon she becomes part of the NIA, and together they prove to be a powerful force in laying the groundwork for the repeal of Article 370. Zooni, of course, proves to be the smartest. She has a hidden agenda: revenge for her father’s senseless murder, which was presented as a suicide by the authorities.

It has direct references to several historical deviations, including the deletion of a subsection of a crucial clause that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The politicians, leaders and historical figures are undoubtedly giants and trailblazers, but they are also human beings like any of us, and hence, they all make mistakes – some unintentional, some intentional. The film tells us about some of the accidents, errors and omissions.

The sight of a taciturn but engaged and participative Prime Minister, prodding the Home Minister from time to time, reflects a tacit understanding between the two stalwarts, whose intellect and understanding of politics are unmatched.

As a film, it justifies the complex web of events that led to the abrogation of Article 370 and the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits, the ‘paid’ stone-pelting incidents, the senseless killings, the complicity of terrorists from Pakistan, etc. But the larger point of reference is clearly to prove our government’s rationale and defend its one-sided stance on several crucial decisions related to the security of the nation.

Arun Govil, best known for his portrayal of Lord Ram, plays PM Modi, and looks like a replica of the leader. Accompanying him is Kiran Karmakar, who plays Amit Shah and is dressed to look exactly like the minister. Yami’s character is fictional, but even in this fictional role, she has enough guts to prove that she can be real.

Cinematographer Siddharth Vasant has shown us the grandeur of the valley and has captured all the scenes of the Parliament brilliantly. Writers Aditya Dhar, Arjun Dhawan and Jambhale have used top class production values ​​and finesse to attract the young minds who flock to the theatres to learn and forget about the past in the form of a great thriller. Music is composed by Shashwat Sachdev one song Which has captured the minds of the youth as a pop patriotic song.