200 Halla Ho; a thought provoking tale highlighting need to address inequalities in society
By Rajesh Ahuja
The real test of a fair legal system is that it should be seen as providing equal protection to all sections of society. If the law is unable to provide protection to any particular section of society then it has no right to mete out punishment to them, says Vithal Dangde(Amol Palekar) , the defense counsel for five women arrested on the charge of murdering a person who was guilty of raping thousands of women over a period of ten years without the law bringing him to book. The statement by the lawyer, in the socio political drama 200 Halla Ho, highlights the inadequacies of the legal system to protect women from the underprivileged Dalit sections against the misdemeanours of mobsters who terrorise and murder hapless women with impunity without being booked by the law.
Being streamed on ZEE5, 200 Halla Ho, based on a real life incident in Nagpur, is the story of women in Raahee Nagar Basti in Nagpur terrorised by a mobster who gang raped, robbed, terrorised and murdered 300 families for 10 years. A mobster Balli (Sahil Khattar) has been terrorizing Dalit women in an area in Nagpur for nearly 10 years. Over the last ten years , Balli has been indulging in gang rape, robbery and murder of women from 300 families. 200 Halla Ho shows how, after a young Dalit girl Asha Surve(Rinku Rajguru), stands up against years of caste oppression and injustice, these Dalit Women who have been molested and tortured by the mobster repeatedly for ten years one day take law into their own hands to punish the person who was responsible for ruining their lives.
Directed and co written by Sarthak Dasgupta, 200 Halla Ho seeks to address the burning issue of systematic opression faced by women from lower caste in several areas of the country. The film highlights that despite the Constitution of India guaranteeing Equality for all Indian citizens regardless of caste or region, Equality for people of all castes remains just in the pages of the Preamble. And that the reality in places other than the metro cities remains grim and vastly different as far as Equality for all castes concerned.
In one of the scenes where ex Justice Vithal Dangde (Amol Palekar) defends the five women accused of murdering Balli, , he says that if the inequalities in the legal system are not addressed soon, street justice would become a norm.
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200 Halla Ho is a thought provoking tale highlighting need to address inequalities in society |
The film tries to raise the pertinent question whether these women taking law in their own hands when pushed against the wall is right or wrong.
The film also highlights the various inequalities prevailing in society and the legal system. For example while the police is shown to turn a blind eye to the various crimes committed by the mobster against the women of the basted, they hurriedly identify five women from the bastee as being responsible for the killing of the criminal in their haste to close the case.
Performances are a highlight of the film.
Rinku Rajguru comes up with a spirited act as Asha Surve, whose firm stand against the years of caste oppression , inspires the women of the bastee to raise their voice against years of opression . She takes the first step to stand up against the opression by Balli (Sahuil khattar) which inspired the women of the Bastee to speak out against the injustice meted out to them over the years.
Amol Palekar, who returns to the screen after a long gap, is highly impressive as retired Justice Vithal Dangde . He comes up with a subtle and restrained performance as a ex judge who does not believe in highlighting the fact that he us a Dalit Judge. Infact, in the film he ha shown to believe that just being a Dalit does not make you righteous . Infact as the head of the fact finding committee set up to ascertain the facts of the case, he feels that any amount of injustice meted out to you does not justify the murder of ghd mobster in the courtroom..
Upended Limaye is effective as inspector Suresh patil who rounds up fivevdalit women randomly from Rahee Nagar locality to bring ghe case to a conclusion.
Barun Sobti and Salonj Batra are competent as Brahmin Lawyer Umesh Josh, who takes up case of the five Dalit women, and journalist Poorva Sawhney, who is also a member of the fact finding committee.
In a nutshell, 200 Halla Ho is a thought provoking tale highlighting need to address inequalities in society.
My rating; 4/5
Watch trailer
https://youtu.be/hQSBhEGi-oU
The film also highlights the various inequalities prevailing in society and the legal system. For example while the police is shown to turn a blind eye to the various crimes committed by the mobster against the women of the basted, they hurriedly identify five women from the bastee as being responsible for the killing of the criminal in their haste to close the case.
Performances are a highlight of the film.
Rinku Rajguru comes up with a spirited act as Asha Surve, whose firm stand against the years of caste oppression , inspires the women of the bastee to raise their voice against years of opression . She takes the first step to stand up against the opression by Balli (Sahuil khattar) which inspired the women of the Bastee to speak out against the injustice meted out to them over the years.
Amol Palekar, who returns to the screen after a long gap, is highly impressive as retired Justice Vithal Dangde . He comes up with a subtle and restrained performance as a ex judge who does not believe in highlighting the fact that he us a Dalit Judge. Infact, in the film he ha shown to believe that just being a Dalit does not make you righteous . Infact as the head of the fact finding committee set up to ascertain the facts of the case, he feels that any amount of injustice meted out to you does not justify the murder of ghd mobster in the courtroom..
Upended Limaye is effective as inspector Suresh patil who rounds up fivevdalit women randomly from Rahee Nagar locality to bring ghe case to a conclusion.
Barun Sobti and Salonj Batra are competent as Brahmin Lawyer Umesh Josh, who takes up case of the five Dalit women, and journalist Poorva Sawhney, who is also a member of the fact finding committee.
In a nutshell, 200 Halla Ho is a thought provoking tale highlighting need to address inequalities in society.
My rating; 4/5
Watch trailer
https://youtu.be/hQSBhEGi-oU
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