Documentary on Jat Reservation protests releases in cinema halls today

By Rajesh Ahuja 

Amid the controversy generated by the farmers protests on the border of Delhi, Cheer Haran, a film on the protests for Jat Reservation in 2016 , released in cinema halls today.. 

Ahead of the release of the documentary, its director and producer Kuldip Rahil said that it is very important to look at the simmering conflicts with the benefit of hindsight.

'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.'Kuldip Rahil said.

Cheer Haran, seeks to highlight the violence that erupted during the Jat reservation protests.

Cheer Haran,  a documentary on Jat Reservation protests,  releases in cinema halls today 

Kuldeep said, he made  Cheer Haran' 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,  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.