FILM REVIEWS

MORALITY TV AND THE LOVING JEHAD

DUR:29 MIN
DIR: PAROMITA VOHRA

The film is largely a mockery of the concept of Breaking News on India’s news channels.Set against the very popular "Operation laila-majnu" in meerut in 2004.The 'event' in which 'lovers' were attacked and beat up by the police and tv crews shamelessly recording it, was overplayed by the media.The film tries to explain how it was nothing but a mere set-up by the Meerut police. It also records the so-called-operation's take by various people.A local channel which was a joke in the name of a news channel.The editor proudly explained how all the 'news stories' are "edited", although no editing ever happens, its just lots of visuals compiled with a maximum of 2 bytes.The take by locals some of them who pictured it in a communal way.Although a counter argument of the same was absent.Laso various media persons take who played a huge role in converting a "systematically sponsored" set-up into an issue of national debate...



OCCAM'S RAZOR-ISHRAT JAHAN'S VERY EASY DEATH

DUR:24 MIN
DIR:PRITI CHANDRIANI

A very well made film it raises questions about the manner in which encounter killings are carried out in India.Ishrat Jahan Raza who was 'murdered' be the Ahmadabad police along with three others for allegedly plotting the murder of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi.The film questions the way in which the so-called-encounter was carried out.Considering that the "terrorists" were traveling in a car with an original number plate,had i-cards which were not found to be fake, and the gun about which the Gujarat police claimed that the terrorists first open fired (there were no bullet marks on the police vehicle and no policeman was injured) for which they had to counter attack, was still locked.After this whole operation there was no explanation by the 'brave' Gujarat police and it ais a possibility that Ishrat was innocent and had no knowledge as to what was awaiting her on that ill fated day.19 year old Ishrat was killed in a cold blooded murder by the Ahmadabad police which time and again has been regularly continuing this practice each time in the name if assassination of Narendra Modi...