Dekh Tamasha Dekh
| Dekh Tamasha Dekh | |
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 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Feroz Abbas Khan |
| Written by | Shafaat Khan |
| Produced by | Feroz Abbas Khan Sunil Lulla |
| Starring | Satish Kaushik Tanvi Azmi Vinay Jain |
| Cinematography | Hemant Chaturvedi |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Production companies | Eros International Bombay Local Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dekh Tamasha Dekh (transl. Do watch the spectacle) is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language social and political satire film about a true incident. It revolves around the search for the religious identity of a poor man crushed under the weight of a politician's hoarding. The film explores an Impossible India where bizarre is normal. [1]
Plot[edit]
Inspired by a true incident, the film starts off when an underprivileged man gets crushed under the weight of a politician's (Satish Kaushik) poster. The film gets into the mood immediately after the man dies. The story gets into a climax as the judge tries to get into the details of the man's death, lawyers of parties argue the case and as it sparks communal riots. The deceased, who was a Hindu by birth, got converted to Islam. His death gives rise to a religious spark between the two religious factions who want his body to be burnt and buried, respectively.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Satish Kaushik as Muthaseth
- Tanvi Azmi as Fatima
- Vinay Jain as Vishwasrao
- Sharad Ponkshe as Bawderkar
- Ganesh Yadav as Inspector Sawant
- Santosh Juvekar as Badshah
- Apoorva Arora as Shabbo
- Alok Rajwade as Prashant
- Satish Alekar as Professor Shastri
- Jaywant Wadka as Sattar
- Dhiresh Josh as Kulkarni
- Spruha Joshi as Rafiq's wife[3]
Soundtrack[edit]
| Dekh Tamasha Dekh | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Baylon Fonseca | |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 12:23 |
| Label | Eros International[4] |
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shana Waleya" | Arif Lohar | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Shana Waleya (Duet)" | Arif Lohar & Sanam Marvi | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Shana Waleya (Remix)" | Arif Lohar & Sanam Marwi | 3:45 |
| Total length: | 12:23 | ||
Reception[edit]
This Film got some average Reviews. Madhureeta Mukherjee from Times of India gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "The film often rolls out like a play or a social commentary with staged events (often over-stretched) that result in an abrupt narrative. The stark portrayal of bare-faced reality (devoid of background music) with a cast of commoners - gives it a docu-drama flavour. 'DTD' is 'grave' alright, but offers hilarity in decent doses."[5] Subhash K. Jha of IANS gave it 4 out of 5, "By using the twin missiles of satire and irony, he brings into a play a kind of pinned-down provocativeness into the plot whereby the characters become real and representational simultaneously." and added,"To record the dirt on the wall and the blood on the floor with such clarity and honesty is not within the creative powers of every filmmaker."[6] Shubhra Gupta of Indian Express, who gave 3 out of 5 stars, explained, "Khan's film gets into theatrical territory every once in a while, but there is no denying its terrifying power. He pulls no punches, and paints extremism from both sides equally black." and suggested, "This is an important film, and I do hope it gets seen widely, timely and topical as it is in the time of Muzzafarnagar, misguided mullahs and modified bhakts."[7]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Mirchi Music Awards | Song representing Sufi tradition | "Shana Waleya" | Won | [8] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Dekh Tamasha Dekh". 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Dekh Tamasha Dekh (2014) - IMDb".
- ^ "Dekh Tamasha Dekh (2014) - IMDb".
- ^ Dekh Tamasha Dekh (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single by Baylon Fonseca on Apple Music, 25 March 2014, retrieved 27 March 2018
- ^ "Dekh Tamasha Dekh Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Dekh Tamasha Dekh by Times of India".
- ^ Hindustan Times
- ^ "Dekh Tamasha Dekh review: A satirical take on religious bigots". 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Winners - Mirchi Music Awards 2014". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
