Review of the film “Article 370”: Yami Gautam leads this explanation of the government’s Kashmir strategy

Review of the flim “ARTICLE 370” Aditya Suhas Jambhale’s film, which was released during an election year, manipulates historical events to fit the political narrative of the governing regime.
Filmmakers have started their fair share of canvassing as voters get warmed up to the next election season. Article 370 is the first out of the block. It is a convincing sarkari explanation of the government’s Kashmir policy, which resulted in the controversial constitutional clause being revoked on August 5, 2019.

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Although these are recent occurrences that are still fresh in the public consciousness, the producers appear to be trying to reassure viewers about the reasons behind the termination of Jammu & Kashmir’s special status prior to the ruling party’s election. The movie is keen to portray it as a brilliant move, even if the decision’s long-term effects are yet unknown.

In the midst of electronic news channel discussions, filmmaker Aditya Suhas Jambhale skillfully connects the connections that frequently go unnoticed, akin to a sophisticated PowerPoint presentation with a pulsating background score. It doesn’t appear that the release’s timing is coincidental. The 2019 film Uri by Aditya Dhar effectively dramatized the events leading up to the surgical strike on Pakistan following the

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The 2016 Uri attack. That movie was released during an election year as well. In Article 370, Dhar is a co-writer and co-producer. Yami Gautam, a talented actor, plays the role of Zooni Haksar, the team’s intelligence officer. Zooni, a Pandit from Kashmir with personal grievances against the corrupt political leadership of the State, is well-positioned to propagate the narrative of “us versus them.”

The authors exploit historical occurrences to further the political narrative that the governing regime has established. Although the video does not address the lessons learned from the Bharatiya Janata Party’s coalition administration with the Jammu & Kashmir People’s Democratic Party, it is clear that Jawaharlal Nehru’s arrangement with Sheikh Abdullah was wrong.

Article 370(Hindi)
Aditya Suhas Jambhale, director
Cast: Divya Seth, Raj Zutshi, Priyamani, Arun Govi, and Yami Gautam

Duration: 160 minutes
Narration: An operation headed by spy Zooni lays the foundation for Article 370 to be revoked in the former state of Jammu & Kashmir.

Article 370 is currently running in theatres

While Uri was free to become jingoistic, Jambhale avoids tonal excess here because the issue warrants a little more subtlety. The movie deftly interweaves throughout the story how the tried-and-true strategies of bargaining with separatists and double agents in order to secure short-term peace in the Valley have grown antiquated. More significantly, it discusses the terrorist and conflict economy industries in order to highlight the separatist movement’s and the local government leadership’s moral ambiguity. Although Delhi’s place in this matrix is not attempted to be seen, the story gains weight from the practical approach to issue solving.

However, in its attempt to demonize the Kashmiri leadership, the movie exposes a great deal about their former Delhi friends. It appears to those who choose to look that the current administration prioritized procedural expediency over constitutional ethics when it comes to the Kashmir dispute. And that its officers have the ability to violate human rights. When Zooni’s superior officer asks her in a pivotal sequence what she would have done differently following the Burhan Wani encounter, she responds that she would not have given the family of an alleged terrorist’s body back and eventually demonstrates that she was capable of doing so. We are left wondering if the land is more significant than the people.

Since the movie treats Kashmir as an essential part of India and makes very little effort to portray Kashmiris as real, flesh-and-blooded people, all the discussion about giving reservations to designated castes and tribes seems hollow. They are portrayed as vulpine symbionts for whom 370 was a literal matter of faith.

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Skilled actor Raj Zutshi portrays a politician with a demonic flare who resembles a hybrid of Farooq and Omar Abdullah. Similarly, Mehbooba Mufti is transformed into a subdued manipulating monster by the always dependable Divya Seth. On the other hand, Arun Govil, who makes a significant reappearance, gives the PM more grace and gravity. The Home Minister Kiran Karmarkar responds to Zutshi’s claptrap theatrics. 

People who support the official story frequently bemoan the fact that the ecology remains unchanged in spite of the transfer in power. Here, the creators have tried to illustrate their point using the techniques of the alleged “system.” It’s intriguing to consider that two emotionally stable women would take the lead. Additionally, as the resolute deputy, Yami and Priyamani

Furthermore, as the tenacious deputy secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Yami and Priyamani never fail to deliver the goods. In particular, Yami internalizes a volatile character who is fighting to rescue her purpose from an unsatisfactory process. However, after the movie narrows down to a two-woman performance, the procedures are more straightforward and resemble the one-man armies that formerly populated Bollywood. Even in the dramatized portions, it appears that the creators wish to eschew the democratic ideal.

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