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The story of the film is based in a real-life incident that happened to a farmer and social activist named Lal Bihari.
The film also features Amar Upadhyay and Monal Gajjar, and will stream on Zee5.
Mumbai: Makers of the upcoming Pankaj Tripathi-starrer Kagaaz will hold special screening of the film on Friday (January 8) using the mobile movie theatre technology in Sitapur village of Uttar Pradesh, where the story is based. Nothing makes me happier to know that Kaagaz , our labour of love, would reach a wider audience, especially in the interiors where watching cinema is still a far fetched dream, said the film s director Satish Kaushik.
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Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Sandeepa Dhar, Satish Kaushik, Mita Vashisht, Amar Upadhyay
Director: Satish Kaushik
Both Pankaj Tripathi and the dead-on-paper rural wedding bandmaster that he plays in
Kaagaz face an uphill task. The lead actor has to carry the weight of the entire film on his shoulders. He does so gamely, occasionally allowing his usual understated style to make way for a more demonstrative mode of acting. He pulls off the back-and-forth movement between the two poles without letting the strain show.
The problems that hobble Uttar Pradesh villager Bharat Lal, modelled on the real-life Lal Bihari Mritak, a man who had to fight tooth and nail for nearly two decades to prove that he is alive, aren t as easily resolved. The antagonist in
At any other time in India’s history, the title
Kaagaz would have meant just “paper”, literally. Alternatively, in the context of this film, it would have specifically and only meant the document on which a corrupt UP village official declared a living human being called Lal Bihari dead in the 1970s, having accepted a bribe to do so from the man’s uncle and cousins who then usurped their relative’s land. In today’s India though, where the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) have been widely criticised for their potential to disenfranchise rightful Indian citizens,
Kaagaz song Jug jug jiyo leaves you with hope: Satish Kaushik
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New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) As the world is staying indoors due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, veteran Bollywood actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik is more than happy to celebrate his 64th birthday at home among his near and dear ones. (File Photo. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, Jan 6 : Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik says the song Jug jug jiyo captures the essence of his forthcoming film Kaagaz, and will leave everyone filled with hope.
The song talks of not backing down in face of adversity and reaching goals. The song has vocals by Rahul Jain, who has also composed it on lyrics by Aseem Ahmed Abbasee and Kunal Vermaa.