Qaidi Band Page #2

Synopsis: A riveting tale of undertrials who are brought together to form a band in jail for a social event. As their popularity grows through social media, they use their music to protest against jail authorities & the Indian judicial system. Eventually, when all hope fades, music becomes their only hope but will it set them free?
Genre: Drama, Music
Director(s): Habib Faisal
Production: Yash Raj Films
 
IMDB:
5.7
Year:
2017
119 min
Website
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allowed to earn money...

...and you're running a business here?

Now take a hike!

Stop wasting our time. Get lost!

Stupid thief! Catch her.

Catch her... shut the door!

Stop!

How far will you run?!

Grab that fool!

Stop! Stop Bindu!

Give me my money!

msmtmg me m front of everyone?

It's my money!

Leave me!

Mars happening there?

Nothing ma'ar'n we were just

practicing the prayer song.

may M!

Now all the undertrials who can

sing. raise your hands.

Madam. me!

An orchestra will be formed.

you'll have to rehearse every day.

If convicts go for rehearsals.

then who'll do all the chores?

Thus only undertrials are allowed.

Is there no undertrial who can sing?

I can madam!

Memo

I will also sing Madam!

Okay Go Wear decent domes

Kamla. Monali. get them ready.

Okay Madam

Get out new go get ready

Walk quietly... in a straight line

to the Freedom Fighter's room!

Vwhat you looking at?!

Look straight in front!

Stop looking or I'll break your bones.

Eyes on the floor!

This isn't a fashion show!

You're not models!

All the ladies. stop!

Can't you hear?! Stop!

Hurry up!

Sir. the men are here.

so are the women.

In a straight line.

Hey!

Rawat. break his bones!

Put him away in solitary.

Stand up straight! Stand up!

Tom you to keep your eyes down

Get lost!

- C'r'non.

- Sit down!

Uncle. this is the

Freedom Fighter's room.

It was a part of the old jail.

The British imprisoned

our freedom fighters here.

Now they've turned

it into a function hall.

Just imagine uncle.

where they plotted revolutions.

We're planning a musical!

Rawat let's start!

Come on Oguguamawa...

Your turn Ogu!

The next person Maskeen Singh.

You decide if the beat plays

or the gun because...

Where have We arrwed

O M other Goddess.

take me in your shelter.

Myself Tatyana. I come from Belarus.

I come hereto act in Bollywood.

But my agent gave me

fake work permit.

Sing song. 50mg-

My heart. 0h heart. dear heart.

Way to go 5mm

Can I sing one more?

Poshampa hey Poshampa

There was a cage. there was a bird.

Poshampa hey Poshampa

The hunter that captured

the bird was ajerk!

The bird set the cage on fire.

the hunter shouted

go y away rugher

Set this cage on fire?

You want to be a bird and fly away?

Everyone sings only

patriotic songs now!

Bright n sparkling... my nation.

Vwhich film is this song from?

It's not from a film sir.

It's original.

I have written and composed it myself.

You see. I'm a BTech and MBA sir.

Pm an educated man

Yes. nowadays it's the BTechs and

the M BAs who turn into militants!

N ext

Better than all the world...

Rivers play in its lap...

We are all Indians...

We are all Indians...

We are all Indians...

Better than all the world...

c'r'non everybody... is our India.

Our militanfs poetry

has lyrics and melody.

Maskeen will play music on the organ.

Ogu on percussion.

Sanju and Bindu will sing the duet.

The Russian and the Chinese

madam can sing chorus.

We will have a truly

international orchestra!

Sm Pm from Nagmand you know

w; an mdxan state ght?

Ya. ya. you're from India.

Look if you guys work hard

and perform well...

...then you will all get points

for good conduct.

You know how much judges

value the conduct report...

...in a trial. don't you?

Yes sir. Thank you. sir.

Thank you very much. sir.

Sir. if we could also get

guitars and drums...

the songs WM sound better

To create art one needs pain...

feelings.

Von have paw?

Then why do you need guitars?

Create electrifying music

with what's available.

And one very important thing.

You will treat these 3

as your sisters from now...

...and you will treat them

as your brothers.

Is that clear?

RawakMarrw

- Yes sir.

- Let's g0.

Cmun.

mars the matter M r. Super Star.

why are you so furious?

- I didn't get selected in the

orchestra. - Don't worry.

What am \ here for?

For a small fee. you could be

the one singing in the orchestra.

H ow?

Whoever gets se\ected

W? cut off m:
tongue

or pour kerosene down m: throat

Then he will burn in the hospital and

you will party with the beauties.

Deal?

You will sing Poshampa.

you rascal?

You want to become a singer?

You want to sing praises

of Dhulia?

Let's cutoff his tongue!

PH show you Poshampa

Throw m

You wanna be a singer?!

Ru

Out!

Hey... Get out! Now!

Don't you come back!

Samu you okay?

Cmun.

Cums man.

Now get up or should

we call for a palanquin?

Don't worry man...

We got your back!

Bmdu

Are you idiots playing cards?

Nuxwam Nu

Hand me the cards!

C'r'non. Hurry!

Don't you know you're not

allowed to play cards here?

But we weren't gambling madam.

I'll give you a tight slap!

These Mo will bunk with you. till

the Independence Day performance.

Gem

Whers the space?

There's a 100 of us stuffed

in one room already!

Show We mace them

on our heads?

Keep stuffing.

I'll do everyoneb threading

for free.

Vwhat for?

To dance at your wedding?

WmyTe you dancing on my head?

Vani. Priya. can you Mo

bunk with Shanta?

Shanta

She won't let us share her bed.

Shanta. it's a matter of a few days.

You anyway sleep alone.

Just make some space

for these Mo.

Phase lust a Mme

Thief! How dare you touch my stuff?

Whack her

- VVII you hit her again?

- No.

- VVII you make room?

- Yes.

Mummy WWW they WWW!?

$0 which one of you managed

to get the white girl?

No sir. really nothing

like that happened.

Hey Bums

Did you end up trapping the Vwhitie?

You filthy gorilla. chimpanzee.

how dare you stare at me?

Lower your eyes or

I'll gouge them out.

Lower them!

That's better.

Just ignore him. He's a horny idiot!

You guys know our Ogu

is an A R Rahman fan?

That's nice.

He'd come with a plan.

First study music and then

become a drummer for Rahman.

You should talk in English

so he understands.

He understands Hindi quite well.

He only acts "Me no Hindi.

Me no Hindi"...

To keep the Wardens off m: back

Oman show us how you speak Hindi.

Ogu. say something

in Hindi please?

I came to India from Nigeria

to study music. on a scholarship.

But after 3-4 months scholarship

was stopped by my country.

I had no money for food.

hostel. fees...

...or to buy a ticket to go back home.

$0 I stole a wallet.

Awesome man. his Hindi is so good!

- Guess whose wallet it was...

- Vwhose?

The Police Commissioner's son.

I got caught. They slapped a case.

Me no money for bail. no lawyer...

...and my embassy also no help.

Now think what's the maximum

punishment for stealing 20 grand?

Section 378. for which the

maximum sentence is 3 years.

But because there was no fatal

incident... 2 to 3 months.

He's already served 2 years.

My Lord.

And the trial has still

not reached an end.

Fool!

Of all the people. you found the

commissioner's son to steal from!

He's a bigger fool.

He wanted to buy a guitar...

...his dad refused to lend him

money... ask him what he did?

I was so possessed by the guitar.

That to arrange the money to buy it.

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Habib Faisal

Habib Faisal is an Indian Hindi screenwriter and director. He is best known for his directorial debut, Do Dooni Chaar, for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue. He co-wrote Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste. He also wrote director Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta, and Siddharth Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. All three are Yashraj films. He also wrote Band Baaja Baaraat which was released in late 2010.Faisal then went on to direct his second film, Ishaqzaade, starring debutant Arjun Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra in their first lead film, which released on 11 May 2012. The film received positive response from critics, and managed to do very well at the box office, turning out to be a worldwide hit. He then wrote Bewakoofiyaan, which was directed by Nupur Asthana and featured Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, and Rishi Kapoor. His next directorial venture was Daawat-e-Ishq, which had actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles. Daawat-e-Ishq released worldwide on 19 September 2014.Faisal's fourth film, Qaidi Band was released on 25 August 2017. An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he has directed the television serials Lavanya and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with NDTV. more…

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