Need to pinch myself to believe that I live in a time when we have started making movies to tell the horror stories of red terror! It would be a tribute of a kind to the late Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat and the movie is getting released just a day before his birth anniversary.
For many urban dwellers, global events might stir empathy, prompting them to engage with hashtags and trends to express support for victims of various attacks. However, there’s a noticeable gap when it comes to rallying behind our own forces who have valiantly faced the brutal onslaught of red terror right in the heart of our nation.
Bastar: The Naxal Story provides a glimpse of the inhuman treatment meted out to tribals and villages by the communists under the garb of Maoists, our countrymen have been living a shoddy life, under constant fear for life without any basic amenities for a decent living.
Sudipta Da deserves accolades for the cast, the main characters, especially the politician and the lawyer fighting to save the people from Maoists acted brilliantly. The background score and the two songs accentuated the scene and the situation. The story inside the story of an encounter between a mother and a son and the ideology preference as per their age and circumstances added flavor to the hard-gripping story.
The film’s director didn’t shy away from capturing the gory acts of the Maoists akin to Kashmir files, because the audience has to feel the pain of the victims and justly too. This deliberate choice aims to make the audience feel the profound pain of the victims, serving as a stark reminder of the harsh realities faced by those caught in the crossfire. The flip between court scenes, village, Maoist camps, and police camps was neatly done and kept the movie interesting till the end.
The real face of communism has been unmasked and its evil designs have been laid bare, Bastar is a lesson for everyone who considers communism to be good for the nation and the world. As the dialogue goes ‘communism (Maoist) is the third dangerous militant group next to ISIS and Boko Haram. Some movies are not made for entertainment but they are tell-tale of unfortunate countrymen, who lived through a horrid time in the red corridor.
Jay Kay is a business analyst with one of the leading IT firm. He is also an RJ for Western Music in AIR, Chennai. He worked as an English Newsreader for a regional channel in Chennai for a couple of years. He is also a host of PGurus Tamil.
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