Review: ‘Jai Bhim’ gives proof of being alive by putting red chillies in the mind

Jai Bhim Review: Fighting with criminals is common in police lockups. When frustrated policemen do third degree torture to a criminal and he becomes unconscious due to not being able to bear the torture, then the policemen make sure that he is still alive by putting red chili powder in his eyes or nose. No. ‘Jai Bhim’ also does the same for those who ignore seeing the injustice happening around them, only this powder shakes their mind. The account of injustice meted out to tribals is centuries old. Since time immemorial, the real residents of the country are always seen begging in front of the upper caste contractors to prove their identity, their respect, and their personality. Without asking, without investigation, with the help of the police, they are sent to prison for eternity where they are subjected to physical torture. Often these people die in jail, then they are thrown on the streets as unclaimed corpses and the police wash their hands of the whole episode.

Jai Bheem is the story of a lawyer who keeps fighting against the terror of the police and the inhuman behavior of the police. With his intelligence, he throws himself to get justice for the pregnant wife of one such tribal youth, whose husband has been shown locked in a lockup for many days on false charges of theft. Jai Bhim is a slap on the face of the society. The defenders of five-star socialism have the audacity to stick their hands in the throats of people drinking beer in air-conditioned rooms and saying chicken. Perhaps after seeing this, we can feel the most naked form of truth. Or maybe, this can’t happen to us or best of all – it’s a movie. This happens a little.

This is also a form of politics. There are promises to remove poverty, upliftment of the poor. To bridge the gap between rich and poor. As soon as the time comes to fulfill the promise, programs for the welfare of the rich begin. To displace tribals on the pretext of cutting forests, setting up factories or industries. The saddest thing is, these tribals are not even considered as citizens because they do not have ration card, no Aadhaar card, no voter card… and even bank passbook. A crime takes place in the city, the tribals living near the city are picked up by the police, file false cases and put in jail indefinitely. There is no end to the miseries here, the police, intoxicated with alcohol and power, takes out all their anger and masculinity on these poor and defenseless tribals. Some die in lock-up, women are raped and tortured so much that those tribals think it better to die. Jai Bheem brings out the horrific form of this bitter truth.

It is difficult to review a film. We are not used to seeing so much sorrow, so much bitterness, so much truth. In the beginning everything seems new because we have never seen anything like this, it is difficult to imagine. Based largely on the life of Justice K Chandru, who was appointed to the Madras High Court by the President of India, Kalam, the film is horrifying. Chandru, who raised his voice against injustice by nature, first spent his life in the company of the Communist Party of India (M). Chandru, who went on an indefinite hunger strike for not getting a hostel in the law college, raised his voice for the tribals. An incident in 1995 (on which the film is based) gave a new direction to Chandru’s life. As a lawyer, Chandru always fought human rights cases and hundreds of tribal and innocent people got justice due to his arguments and ability to find facts. His decisions as a judge changed the lives of many people. As a true and honest lawyer and judge, the entire Madras High Court salutes Justice K Chandru till date.

Superstar Surya has played the role of Chandru. Basically a commercial film actor Suriya has taken the risk of making a film on this subject and playing the lead role in it. When the story of the film was being written or was being shot, Surya remained moved and agitated throughout. For the education of tribal girls, for their upliftment, Surya has given crores of rupees from his earnings. Today’s audience has minimal knowledge about Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar. He was not just the creator of the constitution, but a genius of a Mahar caste whose life was spent only and only in collecting goods for the poor and tribals or lower castes. In this film influenced by his philosophy of life, Surya has done amazing work in the role of lawyer Chandru. In each of his scenes, the fire burning in his chest, the attitude of his eyes against the misbehavior of the police and the resounding slogans from his voice, shake every viewer to the core. Desperate to find her husband, Sangini is played by the very talented Leejomol Hose. It takes guts to make yourself ugly and play the role of a non-glamorous tribal woman in the film. Lijomol has maintained an oj on the face even after becoming a pregnant woman. In the police lockup, she gets beaten up by the police, but instead of breaking down, her determination becomes stronger. The role of a conscientious police IG has gone to Prakash Raj. Prakash is as tall an actor as he is a tall person. It was easy for him to play the role. The most brutal role is that of SI Gurumurthy, played by actor Tamil. The soul trembles on seeing their acting. After playing the most disgusting face of the police, what would have been their personal state of mind, it is a matter to think about.

The real hero of this film is writer director TJ Gyanvel. He has put his life in each and every scene. Only one scene in the entire film is of filmy type. When Public Prosecutor General S. Ram Mohan (Rao Ramesh) comes to Surya with the intention of negotiating a tea shop before the judgment of the case. Apart from this one scene, the truth keeps raining on our mind like acid. TJ Gyanvel had anticipated the film to be good but he had not imagined that the film would spark a nationwide debate. Dr. Ambedkar’s teachings reached the people and awareness spread among the audience, and probably now the society will take cognizance of all these victims, the wish of the director who had such a dream has been fulfilled. Jai Bheem should be given the highest place in the category of social films. This orgy of atrocities committed in the police lockup will probably wake up the common man and he will now be able to raise his voice for the oppressed.

Caste system is the misfortune of our world. Man has unsuccessfully tried to create a system by declaring someone as high caste and someone as low caste in order to gain power. Despite thousands of years and education, in our country a person is recognized only by his caste. Why is it a crime to be born in a lower caste? Why is it a crime to be poor or uneducated? Whose responsibility is it for not recognizing their rights? You need an iron heart to watch Jai Bheem. Put chili in your eyes and see to wake up your soul. Maybe there is a human being left in some corner of the heart.

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