Dr Ambedkar, while forming the Constitution of India insisted on Article 15 which clearly states " The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them." And very conveniently, this was something which was just on black and white for ages. In light of some recent events, the movie reminds us about the same in the Bhartiya Samvidhan.
The movie starts with the Dalits in the area meeting under a shed and singing war songs against the upper caste people in the area. Enter, Ayan Ranjan(Ayushmann Khurana),a new IPS officer given a punishment posting as Addl. Commissioner to Lalgunj because he replied "Cool, Sir" to the Home Secretary.
The first day of work, 2 girls are found hanging dead from a tree on the outskirts of the village from a tree. When the Cause Of Death(COD) was revealed to be repeated rape and then murder, the reason for this crime is what stuns the audience - Rs 3.
The girls are asked for an increment of their daily wages from Rs 25 to Rs 28. Makes us actually wonder if these are actually the numbers paid to the working class now.
The plot thickens when the new ACP come to know that the girls were missing for 48 hrs and no FIR was registered even though the family tried to place a complaint on the same day. It also adds to the horror that a 15 year old girl Pooja, was also missing with the girls found dead but is no where to be found now. Ayan tries to investigate the crime only to be road blocked by CI Brahmadatt(Manoj Pahwa) on every step he makes.
A confused Ayan tries to understand the politics in the area but pains him to accept that the politics in the area is more religious than the actual party campaigning. Unchi jaathi & neechi jaathi were something he did not understand when it came to giving justice. But, Lalganj ke logon ko wohi baath samajh aathi hai.
There is a scene in the movie where Ayan is infuriated at his subordinates while trying to understand the caste system. Then comes the introduction of the Article 15 of the Indian Constitution the notice board.
The movie spins around how Ayan brings justice to the victims of this heinous crimes. The movie is a loose adaptation of the 2014 Badaun gang rape allegations and 2016 Una flogging incident.
Direction & Dialogues
A bold attempt made by the director Anubhav Sinha. Like his previous movies, this movie gave us a moral insight into the down trodden of the society. The movie had a running time of 2 hrs and 05 seconds. Some dialogues in the movie failed to move a chord as the words did not emote the scene.
Acting.
Ayushmann Khurana - He played ACP Ayan Ranjan as an evolving actor, i.e; with ease and finesse. The had him in every scene of the movie and he justified every emotion shown on screen.
Manoj Pahwa - After a long time Pahwa was seen in a negative character. Pahwa played a perfect Antagonist to Ayushmann and will make you feel disgusted for the man.
All other actors, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Nasser & Kumud Mishra had roles which they glorified for the small screen presence they had.
Article 15 is a one timer but definitely for a theater- 4 / 5
Over All
Casting & Acting - 5/5
Direction - 4/5
Background Score - 3/5
Overall Rating - 4 /5
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