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Akshay Kumar and R Madhavan’s Kesari 2 has opened to packed houses in India. Despite getting an A certificate, the film is gaining momentum because of a positive mouth of word with even celebrities recommending it as it shows one of the blackest days of India’s struggle moment. As expected Akshay Kumar has nailed the role of C Sankaran Nair and R Madhavan has proved that he is a great actor and can deliver whenever given the right opportunity.
Interestingly, Kesari 2 is getting a good response not only in India but also in the UK. What is more important is that this Karan Johar-produced film was released without any edits in the UK, which speaks volumes of the freedom of speech and creative liberty followed by the British film board.
Kesari 2 shows a cruel act of General Dyer elaborately
General Dyer was a British officer responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. In the movie, his cruelty has been widely discussed and shown elaborately. It also showcases how bad the then imperial government was in Great Britain. But even then it seems the film board in the United Kingdom did not stop the Indian makers from revealing their side of the story.
On the other hand, Phule , a movie based on the lives of Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule, two legendary social reformers who fought against casteism and were pioneers in women's education in India is finding it difficult to get a release date. Directed by Anant Mahadevan, Phule stars Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa in the lead and has been delayed because a few community groups belonging to the upper casts have demanded that a certain portion of the film that maligns the upper cast should be removed.
While the director has maintained that he has shown only the true occurrence of those times, the community groups have said that the makers have shown only one side but there are some positive sides like Brahmins helping Phule to start the school which is not clearly depicted in the film.
This has triggered a huge debate on social media with many saying that many Indians continue to live in the same old traditional format where caste discrimination was the mainstay of the society. A few netizens have said that such Indians should keep a progressive mindset and accept things that happened years ago and not let them impact the decisions of today.
