''Yeh Hai Bakrapur'' () is a 2014 Indian
Hindi
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-language social
satire
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film set against the backdrop of rural
India
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The film was released in India on 9 May 2014.
Plot
A multi-layered film, it is based on the complex belief systems that prevail in Indian society and the conflicts that ensue thereon.
The film's story revolves around the family of the Qureshis and their pet animal goat. Circumstances result in the goat acquiring rock star status in his village and beyond. Soon enough, people are fighting for a piece of the live goat, named sharukh. A rollicking climax ensues that provides the perfect finale to the mayhem that preceded it.
Cast
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Anshuman Jha
Anshuman Jha is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and theatre. He is known for his role in '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha''. He had been rated as one of the "Top Ten Bollywood Actors of 2010" by Rediff. He appeared in films such as ''Yeh Hai B ...
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Asif Basra
Asif Basra (27 July 196712 November 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Bollywood films and TV serials. He is best known to Western audiences for his role in '' Outsourced''. He also appeared in many other films. Basra died of suicide by h ...
*Suruchi Aulakh
*Faiz Khan
*Yoshika Verma
*Shameem Khan
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Amit Sial
Amit Sial (born 1 July 1975) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has also worked in various series like Maharani, Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega, Kathmandu Connection and Inside Edge.
Early and personal life
He mov ...
(cameo)
*Utkarsh Majumdar (cameo)
*Vinay Varma
Production and release
The movie was screened at the 37th Göteborg International Film Festival.
It was part of The Film Bazaar in the year 2012 as work in progress and it was also premiered at the
Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image
The Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) is a public trust that organises the annual international film festival in Mumbai famously known as the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Actor, producer and author Priyanka Chopra, Priyanka Chopra Jonas is ...
, 2013 Festival
Reception
Film Critic
Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media.
Career
Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 with ''Trade Gui ...
writing for
Bollywood Hungama
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The website provides ...
said tha the movie "employs a comic tone to tell a serious story. Armed with a simplistic, but innovative plot and an engaging screenplay."
Subhash K. Jha gave it 3 Stars and said that the movie is a scathing satire on blind faith. The movie is flush with fun, not necessarily intentional.
References
External links
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*{{Facebook, YehHaiBakrapur
2013 films
2010s Hindi-language films