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Anaarkali of Aarah
Anaarkali of Aarah (Anārakalī ŏph Ārā) is a 2017 Indian film written and directed by debutant Avinash Das. The movie has Swara Bhaskar playing the lead role of a small-town erotic folk dancer in Arrah in Bihar. The movie revolves around her confrontation with a vice chancellor played by Sanjay Mishra. The film was released on 24 March 2017. Bhaskar received widespread acclaim for her performance and a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress (critics) at the 63rd Filmfare Awards.
Anaarkali of Aarah is the story of Anaarkali (Swara Bhaskar), who makes a living by performing erotic songs at functions. During one of her stage shows, Anaarkali comes across Dharmender Chauhan (Sanjay Mishra), the vice chancellor of a local university, who tries to molest her. This leads to a conflict between the two, where Dharmender is in a position of power, but Anaarkali refuses to give in to the challenges and instead decides to fight back.
According to Avinash Das, the director of Anaarkali of Aarah, the idea to make this film originated after he watched a music video of Bhojpuri folk artist Tarabano Faizabadi in which she was singing an erotic song Hare Hare Nebuaa. He says, "It intrigued me that visuals of Tarabano singing expressionless in a studio were mixed with a sequence in which a woman is trying to seduce a man. In 2011, a Bhojpuri folk singer, Devi, stood up against the Vice Chancellor of Jai Prakash Narayan University for molesting her at an event. These two incidents helped Avinash in the creation of Anaarkali, the central character of his film. Avinash says, "These two threads began to form into a script about a street singer who sings erotically-charged songs but has the integrity to challenge the powers when she is mistreated."
Initially, the central role of Anaarkali was supposed to be played by Richa Chadda but she opted out of the project, the reason for it being, as stated by Director Avinash, that she was unsure of the film getting a release considering it was smaller budget film as compared to the projects that she was doing at that time.
The soundtrack of Anaarkali of Aaarah comprises 10 songs, all of them composed by Rohit Sharma while the lyrics have been written by Ramkumar Singh, Dr. Sagar, Ravinder Randhawa, Prashant Ingole and Avinash Das.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Anaarkali of Aarah has an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, with an average score of 7/10.
Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that "Anaarkali of Aarah is an unexpected winner that stuns you with its authenticity." The critic praised the director Avinash Das by saying that, "Avinash Das’ execution lends gravitas to the proceedings, making you feel for the lead character" and also the lead actress Swara Bhaskar by saying that, "this film finally gives Swara Bhaskar an opportunity to put her exemplary acting chops on display. She is a revelation as a pan-chewing, courageous woman, who won’t buckle under pressure." Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that, "Anaarkali of Aarah brings forth a world that’s out of focus and needs our attention. Marginalised sections are fighting their own battles in this part of the globe and Anaarkali Of Aarah wants us to be sympathetic to them." Savera R Someshwar of Rediff gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 saying that, "Anaarkali Of Aarah is a tale well told".
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "With Anar, Swara Bhaskar gets a role worthy of her. The film uses lines and situations involving crudity but never turns vulgar. Nowhere does Anaarkali of Aarah makes you cringe, and that’s a real achievement." Namrata Joshi of The Hindu praised the performances of Swara Bhaskar, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjay Mishra and Ishtiyaq Khan and said that the film is, "A unique, well observed, raunchy musical that reiterates that no means no." Shomini Sen of News18 gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 and said that, "the film works for its tight script- which never dwindles- and for its powerful story. That a marginalized section also has the right to speak up against any kind of atrocity is something that the film highlights well. Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "Keeping in line with Hindi cinema's new found passion for strong women protagonists and their resilient stories, Anarkali Of Aarah is the pitch perfect lesson in relevant feminism. This one's a must watch, whether you live in a metro or in rural India."
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Anaarkali of Aarah
Anaarkali of Aarah (Anārakalī ŏph Ārā) is a 2017 Indian film written and directed by debutant Avinash Das. The movie has Swara Bhaskar playing the lead role of a small-town erotic folk dancer in Arrah in Bihar. The movie revolves around her confrontation with a vice chancellor played by Sanjay Mishra. The film was released on 24 March 2017. Bhaskar received widespread acclaim for her performance and a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actress (critics) at the 63rd Filmfare Awards.
Anaarkali of Aarah is the story of Anaarkali (Swara Bhaskar), who makes a living by performing erotic songs at functions. During one of her stage shows, Anaarkali comes across Dharmender Chauhan (Sanjay Mishra), the vice chancellor of a local university, who tries to molest her. This leads to a conflict between the two, where Dharmender is in a position of power, but Anaarkali refuses to give in to the challenges and instead decides to fight back.
According to Avinash Das, the director of Anaarkali of Aarah, the idea to make this film originated after he watched a music video of Bhojpuri folk artist Tarabano Faizabadi in which she was singing an erotic song Hare Hare Nebuaa. He says, "It intrigued me that visuals of Tarabano singing expressionless in a studio were mixed with a sequence in which a woman is trying to seduce a man. In 2011, a Bhojpuri folk singer, Devi, stood up against the Vice Chancellor of Jai Prakash Narayan University for molesting her at an event. These two incidents helped Avinash in the creation of Anaarkali, the central character of his film. Avinash says, "These two threads began to form into a script about a street singer who sings erotically-charged songs but has the integrity to challenge the powers when she is mistreated."
Initially, the central role of Anaarkali was supposed to be played by Richa Chadda but she opted out of the project, the reason for it being, as stated by Director Avinash, that she was unsure of the film getting a release considering it was smaller budget film as compared to the projects that she was doing at that time.
The soundtrack of Anaarkali of Aaarah comprises 10 songs, all of them composed by Rohit Sharma while the lyrics have been written by Ramkumar Singh, Dr. Sagar, Ravinder Randhawa, Prashant Ingole and Avinash Das.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Anaarkali of Aarah has an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, with an average score of 7/10.
Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that "Anaarkali of Aarah is an unexpected winner that stuns you with its authenticity." The critic praised the director Avinash Das by saying that, "Avinash Das’ execution lends gravitas to the proceedings, making you feel for the lead character" and also the lead actress Swara Bhaskar by saying that, "this film finally gives Swara Bhaskar an opportunity to put her exemplary acting chops on display. She is a revelation as a pan-chewing, courageous woman, who won’t buckle under pressure." Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that, "Anaarkali of Aarah brings forth a world that’s out of focus and needs our attention. Marginalised sections are fighting their own battles in this part of the globe and Anaarkali Of Aarah wants us to be sympathetic to them." Savera R Someshwar of Rediff gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 saying that, "Anaarkali Of Aarah is a tale well told".
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "With Anar, Swara Bhaskar gets a role worthy of her. The film uses lines and situations involving crudity but never turns vulgar. Nowhere does Anaarkali of Aarah makes you cringe, and that’s a real achievement." Namrata Joshi of The Hindu praised the performances of Swara Bhaskar, Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjay Mishra and Ishtiyaq Khan and said that the film is, "A unique, well observed, raunchy musical that reiterates that no means no." Shomini Sen of News18 gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 and said that, "the film works for its tight script- which never dwindles- and for its powerful story. That a marginalized section also has the right to speak up against any kind of atrocity is something that the film highlights well. Rachit Gupta of Filmfare gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "Keeping in line with Hindi cinema's new found passion for strong women protagonists and their resilient stories, Anarkali Of Aarah is the pitch perfect lesson in relevant feminism. This one's a must watch, whether you live in a metro or in rural India."