Films
they say are mirrors of society and filmmakers portray their opinions similar
to newspapers editors voicing their frustration in their editorial columns.
The
recent film TALVAR directed by eminent filmmaker and lyricist Gulzar’s daughter
Meghna Gulzar is an excellent example of a filmmaker’s anguish and her distress
in our legal system which she exposes in her film.
The
movie has a hard-hitting dialogue – Insaaf
ki devi ke aankhoon par pati hoti hai lekin uske haath mein talvar bhi hoti.
Lekin 60 saal se us par jung lag gai hai aur is jung ko hume saaf karna hai.
(The
lady of justice does have a covering on her eyes but she also carries a sword
but the sword in the last 60 years had been rusted and it is our duty to wipe
the rust.)
It
seems Meghna Gulzar, through her film has been successful in driving home this
truth among the viewers, who have realized that it is high time the sword of
justice needs to cleaned and justice meted out to the innocent.
After
watching the film that depicts how the parents of Aarushi, Mr. Rajesh and Mrs Nupur
Talwar, have become victims of insensitive investigators and the judicial
system in our country, there is a strong wave of compassion for the parents in
the country on the social media.
According
to Ms Gulzar, an online petition has been making the rounds on social media for
a signature campaign to fast track the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case.
An
elated Ms. Gulzar said, “It always feels good, especially if you want your film
to have some kind of relevance to the society it is made in and for. I am
overwhelmed that my film has stirred the emotions of the people and the
audiences' conscience has evoked to pressurize the government to fast track the
murder case.”
She
added, “If you think being cocooned is the answer and things are going to get
better automatically, then how will we get where we are aspiring to be? Being a
better people, a better country?”
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