''Kisaan'' () is a 2009 Indian

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-language

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directed by

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, starring

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and

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. Released on 28 August 2009 to praise for Sohail Khan's performance but criticism for the story and music, the film was a major commercial failure.

Plot

Widower farmer, Dayal Singh, based in Palheri in the District of Chandigarh, witnesses the exploitation of farmers at the hands of Zamindars. He decides to send his elder son, Aman, to the city to study and become a lawyer, while his second son, Jiggar, would live with him and assist him in farming. Years later, the district gets a visit from Sohan Seth, who wants to buy the farm and turn the area into a commercial zone. Aman returns home and is able to join hands with his father and brother in advising the locales against Sohan. Things get out of hand when Jiggar is arrested for Assault, and even though Aman defends him, is sentenced to five years in prison. After his discharge, Jiggar returns home to find his father bed-ridden, half of his body paralyzed, a number of farmers have committed suicide, while Aman, who has married his sweetheart-fellow lawyer, Priya, lives in the city, works for Sohan, and has been putting pressure on Dayal as well as other farmers to sell their respective farmlands. Meanwhile, Priya is collecting proofs against Sohan Seth, she is attacked and killed by his men. Aman finds out and he helps his brother in taking down his men. Aman reconciles with his father. Jigar marries Titli. They are shown working together on the family fields along with a recovering Dayal.

Cast

as Jigar Singh *

as Aman Singh *

as Priya Kaur *

as Dayal Singh *

Dalip Tahil Dalip Tahil (born as Dalip Tahilramani; 30 October 1952) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor. He studied at Sherwood College in Nainital, India. After attending Aligarh Muslim University for a year, he graduated from St. Xavier's Co ...

as Sohan Seth * Peter Nunn as Mooney *

as Titli Kaur *

Dwij Yadav Dwij Yadav (born February 13, 1997 in Mumbai, India) is a former child actor in Bollywood. His first release was ''Nanhe Jaisalmer: A Dream Come True'' (2007), where he played the lead role Nanhe Jaisalmer/Vikram Singh, along with Bobby Deol. I ...

as Young Jigar Singh

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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and released by T-Series on 9 June 2009.

Release

The film was theatrically released on 28 August 2009.

Home media

The film was released on

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format with a free DVD. It is also streaming on

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Reception

Shubhra Gupta Shubhra Gupta is an Indian film critic, writer and columnist for ''The Indian Express'' from New Delhi, India. She received the Ramnath Goenka Award for Best Writing on Cinema in 2012. She was a member of the Central Board of Film Certificati ...

from ''

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'' gave the film 2 stars out of 5, praising the first half while criticizing the second, especially the violence. Nithya Ramani from ''

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'' gave the film a half star out of 5, praising Sohail Khan's performance while criticizing the casting, other performances especially that of Arbaaz Khan and music.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kisaan 2000s Hindi-language films 2009 films Indian action drama films Indian action thriller films Films about farmers' suicides in India