''Gurjar Aandolan'' is a 2014 Indian
action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
written and directed by
Aarun Nagar
Aarun Nagar is an India, Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi-language films.
Early life and education
Nagar was born in the village of Dujana in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. He ...
and produced by Kirti Motion Pictures under his banner. It stars Aarun Nagar,
Surendra Pal
Surendrapal Singh (born 25 September 1953) is an Indian film and television character actor who works in Hindi films and TV series. He is best known for his roles of Dronacharya in ''Mahabharat'', Amatya Rakshas in ''Chanakya'', Tamraj Kilvish ...
,
Mushtaq Khan
Mushtaq Khan is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001) an ...
, Ehsan Khan, Leena Kapoor, Ali Khan, Rajendra Singh, Gurjar Bali and Ravi Verma. It was theatrically released on 17 October 2014.
Synopsis
The film centres on the
Gurjar
Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradit ...
population. Since India's independence, the
Gurjar
Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradit ...
community had been demanding
reservation for itself. However, the government ignored the demands. After fifty years of peaceful protest, the Gurjars made Pradhan Ji their leader and took a more radical approach. The
chief minister
A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
thought about giving reservation to the Gurjar community, but the other caste leader, Nagina Singh, threatened the chief minister with withdrawal of support from his party, burying the idea. For this reason the angry Gurjars burned train tracks under Ji's leadership, breaking the rail connection between the financial capital
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
and
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
.
As the news of this movement began to resonate in India as well as abroad, the state government used the police force to suppress this movement, killing 72. The Gurjar society continued to demand its reservation in a peaceful manner.
Cast
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Aarun Nagar
Aarun Nagar is an India, Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi-language films.
Early life and education
Nagar was born in the village of Dujana in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. He ...
*
Surendra Pal
Surendrapal Singh (born 25 September 1953) is an Indian film and television character actor who works in Hindi films and TV series. He is best known for his roles of Dronacharya in ''Mahabharat'', Amatya Rakshas in ''Chanakya'', Tamraj Kilvish ...
*
Mushtaq Khan
Mushtaq Khan is an Indian film and television actor and comedian who has worked in several Hindi films in a career spanning three decades. He is best known for his roles in films like ''Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993), '' Jodi No.1'' (2001) an ...
* Ehsan Khan
* Leena Kapoor
* Ali Khan
* Ravi Verma
* Mahaveer Singh Fauji
* Kamal Verma
* Rajendra Singh Gurjar
Music
The film’s soundtrack was composed and produced by Aarun Nagar
with lyrics by Aarun Nagar, Khalil Jawed, Sanjit Nirmal, and Dhananjay. The first song, "Hum Gurjar Jite Hai Sean Se", was sung by
Raja Hasan
Raja Hasan is an Indian playback singer who was born in December 1982 in the city of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. He was a finalist on ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007'', in which he finished as runner-up to Aneek Dhar. Recently he was a judge i ...
.
References
External links
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* {{Bollywood Hungama movie, gurjar-aandolan
2014 films
2010s Hindi-language films
Indian action films
Films set in 2013
2014 action films
Gurjar
Works about reservation in India