Important to look at simmering conflicts with benefit of hindsight,says maker of documentary on Jat protests
By Rajesh Ahuja
Amid the controversy generated by the farmers protests on the border of Delhi, a film on the protests for Jat Reservation in 2016 is ready to hit cinema halls tomorrow.
Ahead of the release of Cheer Haran, a documentary that seeks to highlight the violence that erupted during the Jat reservation protests, its director Kuldip Rahil says that the aim of the film is to bring out the truth behind the protests for Jat Reservation.
Talking about the film, which releases in cinema halls on January 29, director Kuldip Ruhil said, 'in the current scenario, it is very important to look at the simmering conflicts with the benefit of hindsight. We are repeating the mistakes of past because we have forgotten the whys and hows of it.'
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Cheer haran, a documentary on Jat Reservation protests, releases in cinema halls tomorrow |
Kuldeep said, he started making Cheer Haran,' during the Jatt reservation agitation in 2016 as he wanted to bring out the truth behind it.
" I started making 'Cheer Haran,' during the Jatt reservation agitation in 2016. When I visited Haryana I saw a lot of things were not fully shown in the news , so I started documenting them because as a film maker that's the only medium I could reach out to the people with truth,'he said.
Cheer Haran,, directed by Kuldip Ruhil and produced by Ritu Ruhil and Kuldeep Ruhil, will release in cinemas on January 29.
The documentary tries to recreate the Jat Reservation Andolan and riots through the voices of people involved.
'' We hope our effort contributes in inspiring viewers to seek truth and learn from it,''Kuldip Rahil said.
Speaking about the film, its presenter Abhishek Pathak said,'this documentary is an effort towards remembering the lessons we've learnt from human conflicts. I hope we are able to shed light on the facts and the compassion that was needed at the time.''
Kuldip Rahil said that Cheer Haran, was shot in 37 days.
''We are releasing this on theatres now as there is no rush right now in cinema halls and people can willingly watch itm'he said.
The film highlights the human and inhuman side of the whole revolt stir turned into riots.
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" I started making 'Cheer Haran,' during the Jatt reservation agitation in 2016. When I visited Haryana I saw a lot of things were not fully shown in the news , so I started documenting them because as a film maker that's the only medium I could reach out to the people with truth,'he said.
Cheer Haran,, directed by Kuldip Ruhil and produced by Ritu Ruhil and Kuldeep Ruhil, will release in cinemas on January 29.
The documentary tries to recreate the Jat Reservation Andolan and riots through the voices of people involved.
'' We hope our effort contributes in inspiring viewers to seek truth and learn from it,''Kuldip Rahil said.
Speaking about the film, its presenter Abhishek Pathak said,'this documentary is an effort towards remembering the lessons we've learnt from human conflicts. I hope we are able to shed light on the facts and the compassion that was needed at the time.''
Kuldip Rahil said that Cheer Haran, was shot in 37 days.
''We are releasing this on theatres now as there is no rush right now in cinema halls and people can willingly watch itm'he said.
The film highlights the human and inhuman side of the whole revolt stir turned into riots.
The release of Cheer Haran, comes even as the long-standing protests by farmers against the farm laws have generated a controversy with the protests taking a violent turn during the tractor rally on Republic Day.
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