Dekh Tamasha Dekh

Dekh Tamasha Dekh (transl. Do watch the spectacle) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language social and political satire film about a true incident. It revolves around the search for the religious identity of a poor man crushed under the weight of a politician's hoarding. The film explores an Impossible India where bizarre is normal. It has been released on 18 April 2014. [1]

Dekh Tamasha Dekh
DVD Cover
Directed byFeroz Abbas Khan
Produced byFeroz Abbas Khan
Sunil Lulla
Written byShafaat Khan
StarringSatish Kaushik
Tanvi Azmi
Vinay Jain
CinematographyHemant Chaturvedi
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Release date
  • 18 April 2014 (2014-04-18)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

Inspired by a true incident, the film starts off when an underprivileged man gets crushed under the weight of a politician's (Satish Kaushik) poster. The film gets into the mood immediately after the man dies. The story gets into a climax as the judge tries to get into the details of the man's death, lawyers of parties argue the case and as it sparks communal riots. The deceased, who was a Hindu by birth, got converted to Islam. His death gives rise to a religious spark between the two religious factions who want his body to be burnt and buried, respectively.[2]

Cast

Soundtrack
Dekh Tamasha Dekh
Soundtrack album by
Baylon Fonseca
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length12:23
LabelEros International[4]
Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Shana Waleya"Arif Lohar4:19
2."Shana Waleya (Duet)"Arif Lohar & Sanam Marvi4:19
3."Shana Waleya (Remix)"Arif Lohar & Sanam Marwi3:45
Total length:12:23

Reception

This Film got some average Reviews. Madhureeta Mukherjee from Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The film often rolls out like a play or a social commentary with staged events (often over-stretched) that result in an abrupt narrative. The stark portrayal of bare-faced reality (devoid of background music) with a cast of commoners - gives it a docu-drama flavour. 'DTD' is 'grave' alright, but offers hilarity in decent doses."[5] Subhash K. Jha of IANS gave it 4 out of 5, "By using the twin missiles of satire and irony, he brings into a play a kind of pinned-down provocativeness into the plot whereby the characters become real and representational simultaneously." and added,"To record the dirt on the wall and the blood on the floor with such clarity and honesty is not within the creative powers of every filmmaker."[6] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express, who gave 3 out of 5 stars, explained, "Khan’s film gets into theatrical territory every once in a while, but there is no denying its terrifying power. He pulls no punches, and paints extremism from both sides equally black." and suggested, "This is an important film, and I do hope it gets seen widely, timely and topical as it is in the time of Muzzafarnagar, misguided mullahs and modified bhakts."[7]

Awards and nominations
Award Category Recipients and nominees Result Ref.
7th Mirchi Music Awards Song representing Sufi tradition "Shana Waleya" Won [8]

References
  1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3672618/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt
  2. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3672618/plotsummary?ref_=tt_stry_pl
  3. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3672618/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  4. Dekh Tamasha Dekh (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single by Baylon Fonseca on Apple Music, 25 March 2014, retrieved 27 March 2018
  5. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Dekh-Tamasha-Dekh/movie-review/33861205.cms
  6. http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-dekh-tamasha-dekh-is-an-honest-take-on-hindu-muslim-relations/article1-1209906.aspx
  7. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dekh-tamasha-dekh-review-a-satirical-take-on-religious-bigots/
  8. "Winners - Mirchi Music Awards 2014". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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