![]() ![]() ![]() In this film a mother (Kirron Kher) tries to find her missing son, who is illegally taken by the police. A web series Grahan on the same subject was released on Disney+Hotstar which was based on Chaurasi by Satya Vyas. Directed by Manoj Punj, the film took home the National Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi. Des Hoyaa Pardes with Gurdas Maan was another film on the same topic which came out a year after. Hawayein helped many other Punjabi filmmakers to work on this subject and talk about the unspeakable crimes committed against Sikhs during the riots of 1984. As a director, I feel while working on such sensitive projects, one shouldn’t take creative liberty to distort facts.” Films of the likes of Amu, Kaya Taran, 1984: A Sikh Story, Kush, Dilli 1984, 47 to 84, Rubaru Roshni and 31st October were made on the same subject. So, I did my research and wrote a script based on 1984 incidents. When I heard the script, I didn’t agree with his viewpoint. Amitoj, who also acted in the movie, says, “I was approached by Dr Raman Kumar, who offered me a role in a film he was making on this subject. The 2003 Punjabi film Hawayein, directed by Amitoj Mann, starred Babbu Mann and Mahi Gill in the lead roles. He stayed true to historic facts in his fictionalised version of Punjab’s turbulent times. Gulzar’s Maachis, which he wrote and directed in 1996, was the first attempt to bring out 1980’s Punjab on celluloid. As actor Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Jogi premiers on Netflix this Friday, we list other works on 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the various narratives that cinema explored. However, attempts have been made and many gruesome historical facts have been captured in novels, films, web series and documentaries. ![]() It takes a lot more than courage to bring forth the wrongs of the history. ![]()
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