Khairlanjichya Mathyawar is a 2014 Indian Marathi language film directed by Raju Meshram and produced by Padmashree Kalpana Saroj. The film starring Kishori Shahane Vij,

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and

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and Music by Anand Modak. The film was released on 7 February 2014.

Synopsis

The film is based on the

Khairlanji massacre The Kherlanji massacre (or Khairlanji massacre) refers to the murders of four Scheduled Caste citizens by villagers of Khairlanji on 29 September 2006. The killings took place in a small village in India named Kherlanji, located in the Bhanda ...

that took place in a village in

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in 2006. The wife and children of Dalit farmer Bhayyalal Bhotmange of this village were brutally murdered.

Cast

* Kishori Shahane Vij as Surekha * Dipak Balraj Vij *

* Tukaram Bidkar *

* Vilas Ujawane * Pratiksha Mungekar * Dr. Sandeep Patil * Akash Gharat * Geeta Shinde

Soundtrack

Critical response

Khairlanjichya Mathyawar received mixed reviews from critics. A reviewer from '' The Indian Express'' wrote "While, the story and screenplay is taut and does not slack, Meshram’s attempt to string the various incidents together in a fortright manner, gives one the feel of watching a documentary". A reviewer from ''Divya Marathi'' wrote "Although the story is strong, the cinematography lacks grandeur due to poor editing and editing".

Controversy

The petition seeking a ban on the release of the film was filed by Bhayyalal Bhotmange himself and Ravi Shende, convener of Akhil Bharatiya Dhammasena. He said that the reason for filing the petition was that Bhotmange's personality was wrongly presented in the film He also expressed the opinion that the image of his daughter is tarnished due to some scenes in it. Of course, he had not objected to the entire film. But he also expressed his regret for not showing the film before the exhibition. After this petition, the court canceled the certificate given by the

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and banned the film. Further, the Nagpur Bench of the

Bombay High Court The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay), and is one of the ol ...

also upheld the ban on the film.

References

External links

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