Aarakshan Page #8

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


Station in-charge thakur is on his way.

Call anyone you want to

dr. Prabhakar anand.

You can't do a thing.

See mithileshji, we don't

want to fight with anyone.

We'll leave from here.

Yeah sure. You may happily leave.

But before that, let's just square up.

up this centre overnight.

I transferred 186 students here...

their advance fee of 9.3 million...

how much is that? Yes, 11.8 million.

Just pay that.

When did we take

any money from you?

You've signed a contract!

K.k. Coaching is

perfect with all paperwork.

Inspector, this way, please.

There's a limit to misbehaviour.

This way please...

look here.

Principal sir?

Sir, i'm station in-charge shaktinath thakur...

you may not recognize me.

Elder brother of your student,

bhaktinath thakur. He's a police officer now.

See, inspector, this house is ours.

Today, when we came here to move-in...

we saw that these people

have started a coaching centre here.

Really?

People broke in?

Hey! See who these people are.

- Round them up.

- Yes, sir.

Come...

mithilesh-babu? You, here?

Sir...

my son goes to his coaching centre.

You're wasting your time, inspector.

Nobody broke into this house.

On his own, he gave it to

these kids to reside and run a business.

Is this true?

Yes... for two years.

They're lying!

We merely allowed them to stay here.

Just a minute...

sir...

who among these broke into your house?

Just name them and

i'll throw them out right now.

See, inspector...

to help my friend kamta prasad's sons,

i allowed them to stay here.

Not to set up a

coaching center with him.

Oh, so nobody forced their way in?

In that case, sir, it's a civil matter,

not a police case.

But this house is ours!

That's what i am trying to say, sir.

It has become an issue

of property and possession.

Hire a lawyer immediately.

Sir, senior advocate madan mohan pandey

is an ace in these matters.

Trust me, he is the right person

to deal with mithilesh singh.

I'll have a word with him.

You people settle down in the room.

I will go meet the lawyer.

Thank you very much, sir,

for seeing me at such short notice.

No, no, it's okay...

actually, i couldn't

understand clearly over the phone.

Did you sign any

agreement with those people?

No.

I didn't sign any agreement

for my house.

It's my friend's family.

I helped them since i trusted them.

But, they signed a

contract with mithilesh singh...

to run a coaching centre there.

Mithilesh singh - the k.k. Coaching person?

Both my sons studied at his coaching centre!

He is a very intelligent person.

Very sharp.

He never does anything foolish.

But, i know him personally.

We can talk with him.

But, what will we talk about?

Prabhakarji, i mean we

can work out a compromise.

Mr. Advocate, i haven't come here

to work out a compromise.

I want my house.

Of course, of course!

We can file a civil suit for eviction.

But, mr. Prabhakar, you know very well

how long the court's decision takes.

Could even take years.

And then, there are expenses.

Listen to me...

i'll arrange for a meeting with mithileshji.

I'll fix it for tomorrow itself.

You don't you worry.

He's a very reasonable man.

Thank you very much,

madan mohanji.

When else will we be of help, sir.

When we are here,

why should you live in a hotel?

Please bhabhiji [sister-in-law],

please pack your stuff.

You people will stay in my house.

Thank you, dinkar.

But it will cause inconvenience

to your family.

So what, sir?

Both my sons will sleep in the balcony.

We'll sleep in the drawing room.

The bedroom is yours.

It'll just be a couple of days.

We're filing a case tomorrow.

If you want to file a case...

my elder son abhishek

will come tomorrow morning.

He practices at the district court itself.

Yes... that...

that would be a great help.

Thank you.

This is a new case.

What's the urgency?

Sir, dr. Prabhakar anand's house has been...

your honour, it's about my house.

The defendants have occupied our house,

unauthorized and we're out on the streets.

I...

i'm an old man, your honour.

We need our house desperately.

Hence, eviction is very essential,

your honour.

Your honour, we would

like to be a party in this case.

You are?

I represent the bank.

The defendants are debtors of the bank

and that place is their business premise.

If they are removed from there,

their business will shut down...

and the bank won't be

able to recover its loan.

Sir, had you signed this?

Yes.

But...

i am a guarantor for their loan.

Doesn't concern the house.

It does now, dad.

They've linked your guarantee

to this case.

Why did you sign that?

Your honour...

i need some time to study this.

Please grant us a short date.

Fourth of may.

Thank you, your honour.

Excuse me, excuse me, sir...

how can you do this?

That house is ours.

How can the bank stop us

from living there?

Sir, based on your guarantee

we gave them a loan to start their business.

And now you yourself

want to stop their business?

You are too much!

I gave a guarantee.

I didn't mortgage my house!

Do you know what a guarantee means?

If they can't repay the loan,

you will have to pay it back.

And if you can't, the bank

will sell your house to recover the money.

But, that was for a computer centre,

not for coaching classes.

Don't ask me about all that... please!

Who else are we to ask?

You're in-charge of the bank, aren't you?

I was. Now it's him.

May your reservation policy flourish!

My junior by four years

having got a job via reservation...

mr. Indradev ram has been

promoted as my senior.

Now, please go to him for your answers.

Thank you, sir.

And, goodbye!

What happened?

Poorbi?

Poorbi dear...

what is the matter?

Dad has given away our house in charity.

What?!

By standing guarantee

for kamta uncle's sons' loan.

What are you saying?

Just that we no longer

have a house to live in.

Who says that you don't have a house?

Our lawyers will fight and get it back.

But, for now, move from here

and stay in my house.

Prabhakar, you too are unbelievable.

While i'm around,

how can you stay in a hotel!

Bhabhiji, my guest house is vacant.

You can live there

for as long as you want.

I am truly... grateful, aniruddha.

I don't want to be a burden. We are...

we're fine.

There you go

with your stubbornness again!

Poorbi, get your stuff.

Bhabhi...

prabhakar, you are simply too much.

It's precisely this stubbornness

that's made the whole world your enemy.

If only you had listened to me

and not made that mistake...

you wouldn't be facing this situation today.

It's still not too late.

Which mistake are you

referring to, aniruddha?

Prabhakar, what aniruddha means...

just a second...

which mistake are you referring to?

That mistake which i committed...

by helping kamta's sons to

give him some relief?

Or that mistake...

which i committed by supporting

the supreme court's verdict on reservation?

Prabhakar, for god's sake.

Now at least be...

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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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