Highlights
- Filmmaker Prakash Jha claims that his upcoming political drama Satyagraha has nothing to do with social activist Anna Hazare or Arvind Kejriwal, but is basically about a father-son relationship.
- "The film is about an old and a young man... That does not mean it is about Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal. The old man is a retired principal of a school and has lost his son, while the young man has done great in life and is looking for a father," Jha told PTI in an interview here on Wednesday.
- "It is about father-son relation and not about Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal," he added.
- Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's is playing a role akin to Anna Hazare in the film, while Ajay Devgn's character is said to be based on activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal.
- However, Jha insists that Satyagraha is about protests in general and he has been working on it for the last three years.
- "There is an inspiration, but not about corruption but that of protest. The society is going through this phase of protests world over, whether it is India or Bangladesh or Wall Street. That forms the inspiration of the backdrop," Jha said.
- Besides Bachchan and Devgn, other leading actors in the film include Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee and Amrita Rao.
- Jha is bringing a modified version of iconic bhajan Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram in Satyagraha, which was one of the favourites of Mahatma Gandhi.
- "I have used the song Raghu Pati Raghav Raja Ram, which he (Gandhiji) popularised. That is the only direct involvement of him," he said.
- According to sources, the film will hit the cinema houses by August 15.
Filmmaker Prakash Jha claims thathis upcoming political drama
Satyagraha has nothing to dowith social activist Anna Hazare or Arvind Kejriwal, but isbasically about a father-son relationship.
"The film is about an old and a young man... That doesnot mean it is about Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal. The oldman is a retired principal of a school and has lost his son,while the young man has done great in life and is looking fora father," Jha told PTI in an interview here on Wednesday.
"It is about father-son relation and not about AnnaHazare and Arvind Kejriwal," he added.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's is playing a role akin toAnna Hazare in the film, while Ajay Devgn's character is saidto be based on activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal.
However, Jha insists that
Satyagraha is about protestsin general and he has been working on it for the last threeyears.
"There is an inspiration, but not about corruption butthat of protest. The society is going through this phase ofprotests world over, whether it is India or Bangladesh orWall Street. That forms the inspiration of the backdrop," Jhasaid.
Besides Bachchan and Devgn, other leading actors inthe film include Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayeeand Amrita Rao.
Jha is bringing a modified version of iconic bhajan
Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram in
Satyagraha, which was one ofthe favourites of Mahatma Gandhi.
"I have used the song
Raghu Pati Raghav Raja Ram, whichhe (Gandhiji) popularised. That is the only direct involvementof him," he said.
According to sources, the film will hit the cinemahouses by August 15.