Yeh Hai Bakrapur

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] A multi-layered film, it is based on the complex belief systems that prevail in Indian society and the conflicts that ensue thereon.[2] Yeh Hai Bakrapur was screened at the 37th Göteborg International Film Festival.[3][4] Yeh Hai Bakrapur was part of The Film Bazaar[5] in the year 2012 as work in progress and it was also premiered at the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image, 2013 Festival[6][7][8] The film released in India on 9 May 2014 to great reviews.[9]

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

Plot

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. A rollicking climax ensues that provides the perfect finale to the mayhem that preceded it.[4]

Cast

Reception

Film Critic Subhash K. Jha gave it 3 Stars and said that Yeh Hai Bakrapur 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. "Goat named 'Shah Rukh' in new film!". The Times Of India.
  3. "Seven Indian films to be screened at 37th Göteborg International Film Festival". Dear Cinema.
  4. "The Goat Vote". Goteborg International Film Festivel.
  5. "Work-In-Progress Lab". Film Bazaar.
  6. "Janaki's Bakrapur chosen for Mumbai film fest". Zee News.
  7. "Film Selection". 15th mumbai Film Festival.
  8. "Janaki's Bakrapur chosen for Mumbai film fest". The Indian EXPRESS.
  9. Taran Adarsh. "Yeh Hai Bakrapur(2014) | Hindi Movie Critic Review".
  10. "Movie Review: Yeh Hai Bakrapur is a scathing satire on blind faith". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
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