Maachis
Rang De Basanti
About Maachis
Maachis (English: Matches) was a 1996 Indian Bollywood film directed by Gulzar. The title of the film is used as a metaphor that conveys that the youth of any nation are matchsticks that could get ignited due to the deficiencies in the political and policing systems. The film portrays the circumstances surrounding the rise of the Sikh insurgency in Punjab in the 1980s, and traces the transformation of a youth from a next-door guy to a dreaded terrorist bent of wreaking vengeance for the wrong meted out to him. The film tasted both critical and commercial success. Gulzar's direction and the music of Vishal Bhardwaj were strong points. To this day, many numbers from the film, particularly Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale and Chhod Aaye Hum Vo Galiyaan can be often heard playing on FM radio or TV channels. Bhardwaj went on to become a movie director, and has directed movies such as Maqbool as well as the highly-lauded Omkara in the recent past. Chhod Aaye Hum was the first Hindi film song ever sung by KK. In more ways than one, Maachis is a film about what atrocities can drive an ordinary human to do. It looks back at the Punjab problem, and tries to figure out some of the root causes. It also warns that in the future, there could be many more Punjabs—burning and suffering for years. Plot Virender Kaur aka "Veeran" (Tabu) is a young woman living in a prosperous Punjabi village with her mother and her brother, Jaswant Singh Randhawa aka "Jassi" (Raj Zutshi); the latter is the best friend of Veeran's fiance, Kripal Singh aka "Palli" (Chandrachur Singh). When Jassi disappears into police custody following a routine house-search, his family endures a hellish fortnight of bureaucratic denials and anguished waiting. When he returns brutally scarred from torture, Palli abandons the village to seek, first, answers, and later, revenge, eventually falling into the company of Sanatan (Om Puri), the leader of a Sikh Militant Organization. Slowly, the once-comfortable world of Palli and his extended family falls apart, to be replaced by the fictive kinship of the hunted members of the organization fighting for freedom of Sikhs and Punjab. The Movie was produced by R. V. Pandit, other movies by him where Nidaan, Train to Pakisthan & yet to be released Jayte. [edit] Cast Maachis had a congregation of some of the finest actors in Bollywood, besides a sparkling performance by Chandrachur Singh, a newcomer. The core cast is listed below. * Tabu as ... Virender Kaur aka Veeran * Chandrachur Singh as ... Kripal Singh aka Pali * Om Puri as ... Sanatan * Kulbhushan Kharbanda as ... Commander * Kanwaljit Singh as ... Inspector Vohra * S M Zaheer as ... Khurana * Raj Zutshi as ... Jaswant Singh Randhawa aka Jassy * Jimmy Shergill as ... Jaimal aka Jimmy * Ravi Gosain as ... Kuldip * Suneel Sinha as ... Wazira * Amrik Gill as ... Nandu [edit] Awards * Filmfare Best Debut Award for Chandrachur Singh. 1997 National Film Awards (India) * Silver Lotus Award - Best Actress - Tabu. * Golden Lotus Award - National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Awards * Filmfare Best Debut Award for Chandrachur Singh. [edit] References 1. ^ "philip'sfil-umst". Maachis Hindi. http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/maachis.html. Retrieved 2000.
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