Film "Babumoshai Bandookbaaz", which has been in
the news for the 48 cuts suggested by the censor board, projects some
uncomfortable truths about society, tells its writer Ghalib Asad Bhopali.
Bhopali said that while writing the movie he never imagined
the rural movie will land in any controversy.
The trailer of the film gives a hint of the intimacy and
abusive language used in the film.
Questioned if he had kept the consequences at the Central
Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in mind while writing the film, Bhopali told,
"No. The film is the reflection of our society where the character Babu
played by Nazaw bhai is a contract killer because he lived through poverty all
his childhood. Our film deals with some uncomfortable truths of the society,
it's nothing titillating."
The writer told he researched and met many people in real
life to give shape to the story of "Babumoshai Bandookbaaz".
Giving an insight, he told, "There are people whom we
call criminal because of their activity... But what they did is probably not by
choice. In our film, the character said that he killed a man throwing stones
because of two bananas, as the child was hungry for days... And he learnt to
use pistols from other inmates in jail. So, you understand what I mean?
Unfortunately, when children took up guns and start getting into crime no one
warned them about what they are doing, and later they got stuck."
According to him, none of the criminals he has come across
so far feels proud of their work rather they regret, but cannot get out of the
vicious cycle that they are in.
"We have seen one slice of the crime world in Indian
cinema which is quite glamorous. This story ('Babumoshai...') shows another
side of that world. If you think it is dirty and uncomfortable, that is what
our society is. You know, it reminds me of Sadaat Hasan Manto who once said,
'If you cannot bear these stories then the society is unbearable'.", writer
further added.
Film "Babumoshai Bandookbaaz" is scheduled to
release on August 25.
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