Bandhak
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| Bandhak | |
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| Directed by | Hyder Bilgrami |
| Produced by | Ramzan Lakhani |
| Starring | Farukh Daruwala Aasha Patel |
| Music by | Shyam-Das, Nicholas Noor |
| Distributed by | Digimax Studio |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Hindi |
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| IMDb profile | |
Bandhak is a South Asian American film directed by Hyder Bilgrami and produced by Ramzan Lakhani. It explores the theme of racism against South Asians in the United States in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks through the story of Baldev Singh, an Indian immigrant in New York who, facing harassment in his workplace, takes his boss hostage with a toy gun.[1]
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[edit] Critical response
Bandhak received media coverage in both the United States and India; it was first screened at a California film festival on September 11, 2004, and was brought to India by the Indo-American Art Council.[2] A press release from the distributor Digimax Studio describes it as the first Hindi film in the United States.[3] One New Jersey film critic likened it to a South Asian version of Do The Right Thing. Producer Ramzan Lakhani described his motivation behind the film in an interview with a local New Jersey newspaper, stating that while second generation South Asian youth were producing many films in the United States, he hoped to target the immigrant first generation, and hence tried to tailor the film to Indian sensibilities, including Bollywood-style dance numbers and the use of Hindi.[4]
[edit] Credits
[edit] Cast
- Farokh Daruwala
- Aasha Patel
- Murtuza Sabir
- Daman Arora
- Manoj Shinde
- Meenu Mangal
- Ramzan Lakhani
[edit] Director
[edit] Producer
- Ramzan Lakhani
[edit] Music
- Shyam-Das
- Nicholas Noor
[edit] References
- ^ Fernandes, Venetia. "Tale of injustice", Yahoo! India, 2004-11-20. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.
- ^ Datta, Jyotirmoy. "Now a 9/11 film, B'wood ishtyle", Times of India, 2004-11-10. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.
- ^ Digimax Studio (2003-12-23). Digimax Studio launches Bandhak (the hostage), the first Hindi film in US. Press release. Retrieved on 2007-01-10.
- ^ Jordan, Chris. "Hindi film explores post-9/11 immigrant backlash", Home News Tribune, 2005-09-09. Retrieved on January 21, 2007.
