Aarakshan Page #7

Synopsis: Following the Mandal Commission report and the Supreme Court of India's decision to maintain a 27 percent reservation for Dalits and lower/backward castes, right-winged political parties organize protests. The Principal of Shakuntala Thakral Mahavidyalal, a non-government college which is exempt from this mandate, gets in the limelight when it's Principal, Prabhakar Anand, endorses the decision - much to the ire of the trustees as well as the newly appointed Vice-Principal Mithilesh Singh, who has invested Rs.1200 Crores in private coaching classes. Prabhakar refuses to change his stand and ends up tendering his resignation, taking his family, consisting of his wife, Kavita and daughter, Poorbi, to live near Shambhu Yadav's Tabela after they find their family home being taken over by Mithilesh's coaching classes. Attempts to evict Mithilesh's staff will be in vain and will not only end up alienating the family from everyone but Prabhakar will also be summoned and possibly arrested for
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Prakash Jha
Production: Reliance Big Pictures
  4 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
Year:
2011
164 min
Website
934 Views


Meaning?

If you really want the

backward castes to progress...

then give them the best

possible primary education.

Build special schools for them...

big hostels...

offer scholarships...

provide them every facility

and train them to compete!

Why have this... policy of reservation?!

What you're recommending

should be done in any case.

But, that is precisely what

we haven't done in 60 years.

Hence, reservation

becomes even more essential.

That section of our population,

which is backward simply because of their caste...

must surely be given a

small window of opportunity!

Look here, i'm a mother.

Not mother india!

So, first and foremost i will

be concerned about my own child.

That is my duty!

For me, if a rule threatens her future,

then it is just plain wrong.

That's it!

Is that so?

Thank you!

The ploy worked perfectly, mithilesh.

The principal made a

statement in support of reservation.

Now you just watch.

If he is not reduced to begging on the streets,

you can change my name!

But, i don't think you

should take this reservation policy lightly.

Baburam sir, it won't

make a jot of a difference.

When seats in the open category decrease,

competition will increase.

And, that is when people will turn

to coaching and private colleges.

This is 'shining' india!

Here people of high society...

are willing to pay any high cost...

for higher education!

Moreover, the reservation

rule may get these people admission.

But, to move ahead in that

too they'll need to spend big money!

Cheers!

What is this?

S.t.m. Should have reservation:

Dr. Prabhakar anand

those words aren't mine.

You mean you didn't say

that you support reservation?

As a teacher, i did express

my personal opinion. But s.t. M...

personal?!

Your opinions are personal

as long as you don't speak.

You're the voice of s.t.m.

Whatever you say will

be taken as s.t.m.'s policy!

You'll have to retract

this statement, prabhakar.

That you support reservation -

you'll have to withdraw that opinion.

I don't consider it necessary

to do any such thing, aniruddha.

Whatever i said...

has deep thought and my conviction.

You are misunderstanding this.

Oh, we've misunderstood him

alright all this while.

But tell him...

politics won't be allowed in this college.

I was thrown out of college, i kept quiet.

But this deceit won't be tolerated.

They'll cancel our seats

and insert a quota system here too.

I think we should speak

with prabhakarji once.

Chairman sir, what is left to be discussed?

Call for an emergency meeting of

the trust and get rid of this arrogant fellow!

We've had enough!

Damodarji, a big action like

this will impact s.t.m.'s reputation too.

Why can't you people

see that he is playing politics?

Damodarji...

listen, let me try to

speak with him one more time.

Yes, that'll be best.

Yes, sunny?

When did this happen?

Take care of your mother.

I'm coming across.

Not as a trustee today...

but i'm speaking as a friend.

Till date, i've never

insisted on anything with you.

But, today for once...

just for once, please do what i ask.

On monday, there's an

emergency meeting of trustees at 10 a.m.

I've drafted a brief

clarification on your behalf.

Please sign it.

Please!

Prabhakarji, this statement of yours

has put our college in a serious situation.

What is your agenda?

To support reservations?

The newspaper printed

that statement out of context.

The principal is retracting his statement.

It is my good fortune that

i had the opportunity to...

serve shakuntala thakral college

for 35 years.

However, it is clear now that...

your love...

and your trust...

is no longer available to me.

It is time for me to move on now.

Thank you and...

my best wishes.

Prabhakar...

the board has appointed

mithilesh singh as the principal, sir.

He will destroy everything, sir.

Sir! Please don't go.

Please come, mithileshji.

You've come at the right time.

I personally wanted to

welcome you to the principal's chair.

Thank you. Thank you.

But this chair's tenure has ended

with yours, dr. Prabhakar anand.

I'm calling for a new chair!

Sure... whatever.

I hope that you'll take

s.t.m. To even greater heights.

My best wishes are with you.

Certainly!

And it is also certain that

i'll never let it fall from those heights.

Neither of them is answering their phone.

We can'tjust suddenly ask

them to vacate the house.

But, surely they can arrange

an alternative in a week or so.

Dad, this is the street.

Look, there's shambhu's stable!

Greetings, guruji.

Yes, greetings...

guruji, what's the matter?

All this luggage?

Yes, we had to come to

our house all of a sudden... but...

that is your house! B 47.

But some people put up

these signboards last night.

I don't know...

sir, one minute, sir...

get away!

What's going on here?

K.k. Coaching in my house?!

How can you?

Get out of here right now!

C'mon, get out!

Hello...

sir, prabhakar uncle is here...

i'm coming.

Don't worry.

...and that is the centre of gravity.

Wow!

How could you people do this?

But, for two years you had...

where's your mother?

We've rented a place to live...

and started a coaching

centre in our house?! Great!

Aren't you students of s.t. M?

I want everybody out of here.

Everybody!

Uncle...

you just shut up!

You have perhaps

no idea what you've done!

Come...

what happened? This?

You??

You had better stay out of this house!

Me?

It is not me, but you

who will go out of the house.

See, these are my

business premises, dr. Prabhakar anand.

And you are creating a nuisance here.

You had said that we

could be here for two years.

Two years? What nonsense!!

In friendship, to offer you support

we gave you this house.

And you betrayed us!

Kamta and i...

fought against commercial coaching,

all our lives.

And here in my own

house you have k.k. Coaching?

So, what could i do?

He kept struggling with you...

but to what end?

Couldn't even build a house for himself.

You did give us shelter,

but we had no earnings.

Thank god for mithileshji

that he showed a way to my sons...

to earn a living and save...

so, do whatever you

wish to in your rented place?

Why are you using our house?

Enough! Enough!

Stop this family court drama.

Whoever wants to go wherever, please do.

For two years this place is ours.

So, please don't disturb k.k. Coaching classes.

Now, please...

will you show yourself out or...

should i help?

Don't you dare touch my dad.

Get away!

Let go!

You don't know who i am!

Even if you so much as touch our guruji...

shambhu...

no, guruji...

i'll finish them off!

Shambhu!

Who do you guys think you are?

You don't scare me!

Just that i do not believe in

and practice violence, does not mean that...

this house is ours,

and we won't leave.

Shambhu...

if you have the local

police station's number, then please...

yes...

please come soon.

B 47.

Okay.

Guruji, in fact i was calling them.

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Prakash Jha

Prakash Jha (born 27 February 1952) is a famous Indian film producer, actor, director and screenwriter, mostly known for his political and socio-political films such as Damul (1984), Mrityudand (1997), Gangaajal (2003), Apaharan (2005), including multistarrer hit movies Raajneeti (2010), Aarakshan (2011) Chakravyuh (2012), and Satyagraha (2013). He is also the maker of National Film Award winning documentaries like, Faces After The Storm (1984) and Sonal (2002). He runs a production company, Prakash Jha Productions. He also owns the P&M Mall in Patna and the P&M Hi-Tech Mall in Jamshedpur. more…

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