Yeh Hai Bakrapur

Yeh Hai Bakrapur
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJanaki Vishwanathan[1]
Written byJanaki Vishwanathan
Produced byRamesh S Arunachalam
StarringAnshuman Jha
Asif Basra
Suruchi Aulakh
Faiz Khan
Yoshika Verma
Vinay Varma
CinematographyAbinandhan Ramanujam
Edited byHemanti Sarkar
Music byScore:
Aditya Pushkarna
Songs:
Agnee (band)
Distributed byShruthikkaa Films
Release dates
  • October 2013 (2013-10) (Mumbai Film Festival)
  • 9 May 2014 (2014-05-09) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Yeh Hai Bakrapur (transl. This is the land of goats) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language social satire film set against the backdrop of rural India.[2] The film was released in India on 9 May 2014.[3]

Plot

A multi-layered film, it is based on the complex belief systems that prevail in Indian society and the conflicts that ensue thereon.[2] The film's story revolves around the family of the Qureshis and their pet animal goat. Circumstances result in the goat acquiring rock star status in his village and beyond. Soon enough, people are fighting for a piece of the live goat, named Sharukh. The climax provides the finale to the mayhem that preceded it.[4]

Cast

Production and release

The movie was screened at the 37th Göteborg International Film Festival.[5][4] It was part of The Film Bazaar[6] in the year 2012 as work in progress and it was also premiered at the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image, 2013 Festival[7][8][9]

Reception

Film Critic Taran Adarsh writing for Bollywood Hungama said that the movie "employs a comic tone to tell a serious story. Armed with a simplistic, but innovative plot and an engaging screenplay."[3]

Subhash K. Jha gave it 3 Stars and said that the movie is a scathing satire on blind faith. The movie is flush with fun, not necessarily intentional.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Who's the Bakra?". The Indian Express.
  2. ^ a b "Goat named 'Shah Rukh' in new film!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b Taran Adarsh. "Yeh Hai Bakrapur(2014)". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b "The Goat Vote". Goteborg International Film Festival.
  5. ^ "Seven Indian films to be screened at 37th Göteborg International Film Festival". Dear Cinema.
  6. ^ "Work-In-Progress Lab". Film Bazaar.
  7. ^ "Janaki's Bakrapur chosen for Mumbai film fest". Zee News.
  8. ^ "Film Selection". 15th Mumbai Film Festival.
  9. ^ "Janaki's Bakrapur chosen for Mumbai film fest". The Indian EXPRESS.
  10. ^ "Movie Review: Yeh Hai Bakrapur is a scathing satire on blind faith". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.