Shorgul

Shorgul (transl. Uproar) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film, set against the backdrop of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots; it is directed by Pranav Kumar Singh (P. Singh)[1][2][3] The film is produced by 24 FPS film Pvt Ltd.[2][4][5] The film stars Jimmy Sheirgill, Suha Gezen, Ashutosh Rana, Narendra Jha, Anirudh Dave, Sanjay Suri, Hiten Tejwani and Eijaz Khan in lead roles.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Shorgul
Poster
Hindiशोरगुल
Directed byPranav Singh (P.Singh)
Produced bySwatantra Vijay Singh
Vyas Verma
Written byKhalid Azmi
Raj Verma
Screenplay byKhalid Azmi
Raj Verma
StarringJimmy Sheirgill
Ashutosh Rana
Suha Gezen
Sanjay Suri
Narendra Jha
Eijaz Khan
Music byLalit Pandit Lyricists-Alok Ranjan Jha,Kapil sibal,Sameer Anjaan
Production
company
24 FPS Films
Distributed by24 FPS Films
Release date
1 July 2016
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The film was released on 1 July 2016.[13][14][15] Upon release, the film received criticism and flopped.[16][17][18][19]

Plot

In Maliabad, a small town in Uttar Pradesh, Chaudhary (Ashutosh Rana) is a local Jat politician. He is loved and respected by everyone for fighting for their cause. While on the opposite side Ranjit Om (Jimmy Sheirgill) is a new-generation MLA who wants to win the upcoming election at any cost. He is joined by an orthodox Maulana, who is banging doors to collect funds for a madrassa.

Chaudhary's son Raghu (Anirudh Dave) falls in love with a Muslim girl named Zainab (Suha Gezen) in college. Both love each other although Zainab is engaged to Saleem (Hiten Tejwani), a boy from her community. After threats from Saleem, Raghu starts evading her. Zainab forcefully invites Raghu to talk to her and their situation quickly escalates. Raghu is murdered with the help of Saleem, an act that sparks communal riots.

Ranjit and Maulana use the isolated incident to create havoc for their narrow gains and the escalating situation leads to Saleem also being killed. After a political deal with Ranjit, Maulana throws Zainab out of the community. It is followed with the murder of Chaudhary by the henchmen of Ranjit, who shield Zainab till his last breath. Ranjit wins the elections after the heavy bloodshed but his bonhomie with Maulana will cost his life. Political powerplays once again leads the way, as Zainab will get her share of revenge by eliminating Ranjit.

Cast

Production

The shooting of the film started on 16 May 2015.[20] Many scenes were shot in Lucknow.[21]

The film has been slated to release on 24 June 2016.[22] The scenes of Godhra and cow references have been muted in Shorgul by CBFC.[23] Shorgul got U/A certificate from the censor Board.[24] A scene of the film was leaked online before the release in which actor Narendra Jha is giving hate speech similar to that of Hyderabad MIM Leader Akbaruddin Owaisi's December 2012 Adilabad Speech.[25][26] Former IT Minister Kapil Sibal has penned down the Lyrics of the songs "Tere bina" and "Mast hawa" for this film.[27][28][29][30] Hrishitaa Bhatt has done a special song Mast Hawa in the film.

Release controversy

The scenes of Godhra and cow references have been muted in Shorgul by CBFC.[31] Shorgul got U/A certificate from the censor Board.[32] A PIL was filed by a VHP Leader in Allahabad High Court bench in Lucknow demanding to ban the release the film as many characters in the film are inspired from real politicians like character Ranjeet Som played by Jimmi Shergil in the movie is inspired by Sangeet Singh Som, Sanjay Suri's role of Mithilesh Yadav is based on Akhilesh Yadav, Narendra Jha's portrayal of Alim Khan is based on Azam Khan.[33] CBFC snipped the words Godhra and Gau Ganga from the film.[34] High Court rejected the PIL.[35][36]

Another PIL for copyright violation was filed by Chandigarh-based author Vijay Soudai against the makers of the film.[37][38] The makers claimed that Shorgul has been banned in Muzaffarnagar.[39] A fatwa was issued by Khamman Peer Baba Committee against Jimmy Shergill and the makers.[40][41] Sangeet Singh Som demanded a ban on the film.[42][43]

Critical reception

Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in praised the individual performance in Shorgul.[44] Mohar Basu of Times of India gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.[45][46][47] Nabilah Hussain of Rediff.com gave the film 2 stars and stated that it failed to become a great film.[48][49] Mid- Day gave the film 2 stars.[50]

References
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  4. "'Shorgul' exposes the nexus between politics and religion".
  5. "'Shorgul' sparked shor during shooting – Times of India".
  6. "Jimmy Sheirgill to shoot for a film on UP politics in the city – Times of India".
  7. "Aniruddh Dave dives from 120 feet for film".
  8. "'Shorgul' to release a week in advance – Times of India".
  9. "Little scope of giving one actor all attention: 'Shorgul' producer – Times of India".
  10. "Ashutosh Rana's role in 'Shorgul' inspired by Gandhi's principles – Times of India".
  11. "Sheirgill to star in film based on Muzaffarnagar riots".
  12. "Jimmy Sheirgill and Ashutosh Rana team up for 'Shorgul' after 13 years – Times of India".
  13. "Shorgul to release in 750 screens on Friday July 1".
  14. "July 1 nation wide release".
  15. "RELEASE OF JIMMY SHEIRGILL STARRER 'SHORGUL' POSTPONED TO JULY 1".
  16. "Shorgul movie review: A toothless, clichéd melodrama with bloody clashes". 1 July 2016.
  17. "Shorgul review: Loud, tacky film on the not-Muzaffarnagar riots – Firstpost". 1 July 2016.
  18. "Shorgul and the Legend Of Tarzan Are Dull".
  19. Groves, Don. "Why Didn't The Bollywood Industry Rally To Defend Political Drama 'Shorgul'?". forbes.com.
  20. "Turkish actress named Suha Gezen in Zainab Shorgul".
  21. "I see my future in web series: Eijaz Khan". 16 June 2016.
  22. "'Shorgul' release date shifted back to June 24".
  23. "Exclusive: Godhra & Cow References Muted in 'Shorgul' by CBFC". thequint.com.
  24. IANS (24 May 2016). "'Shorgul' gets U/A certificate" – via Business Standard.
  25. "Social media viral video".
  26. "Muslim neta row".
  27. "I belong to romantic genre".
  28. "Politician Kapil Sibal writes song for film Shorgul". india.com. 5 June 2016.
  29. "Kapil Sibal turns lyricist for Shorgul".
  30. "Tanmay Bhat's Song Reportedly Axed From Jimmy Shergill-Starrer 'Shorgul'". huffingtonpost.in.
  31. "Exclusive: Godhra & Cow References Muted in 'Shorgul' by CBFC".
  32. IANS. "'Shorgul' gets U/A certificate".
  33. "Shorgul ban PIL: HC directs petitioner to approach censor board".
  34. "Shorgul to release on June 17 with a few cuts". 10 June 2016.
  35. "HC quashes PIL to ban 'Shorgul' – Times of India".
  36. "PIL seeking ban on release of 'Shorgul' quashed – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 7 June 2016.
  37. "'Shorgul' makers slapped with legal notice – Times of India".
  38. "Shorgul makers slapped with legal notice". 18 June 2016.
  39. "Shorgul banned in Muzaffarnagar". 21 June 2016.
  40. "A fatwa has been issued against Jimmy Sheirgill for Shorgul".
  41. "Shorgul release date shifted to July 1 after fatwa issued against Jimmy". hindustantimes.com. 25 June 2016.
  42. "Sangeet Som seeks ban on screening of riot-themed film 'Shorgul'".
  43. "Sangeet Som seeks ban on Jimmy Shergill-starrer 'Shorgul' based on Muzaffarnagar riots – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 23 June 2016.
  44. "Shorgul in an empty vessel".
  45. "Shorgul review TOI".
  46. "Shorgul movie review: A toothless, clichéd melodrama with bloody clashes". indianexpress.com. 1 July 2016.
  47. "Shorgul review: Loud, tacky film on the not-Muzaffarnagar riots".
  48. "Review: Shorgul could have been so much better". rediff.com.
  49. "Shorgul review: It's a disappointing film on communal riots". hindustantimes.com. 1 July 2016.
  50. "'Shorgul' – Movie Review". mid-day.com.
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