Vikrant Massey’s Sabarmati Report releases in theatersImage Credit Source: Social Media
In February 2023, this news was published in almost all the newspapers and news channels that the Gujarat government had said that the Sabarmati Express arson attack is a very rare case. While burning, the doors of the railway carriage were closed from outside and 59 people including women and children died in this fire and efforts will be made to hang the culprits related to this case. Now, apart from this truth, I watched this movie out of curiosity about what truth Ekta Kapoor and Vikrant Massey are going to tell in their movie ‘The Sabarmati Report’.
‘The Sabarmati Report’ is a bad film made with good intentions. Nothing special is told in this movie that we didn’t know before. In the first half, the film tells, without naming names, that the elections are approaching and who we should vote for. But this story becomes interesting in the second half.
History
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There is a journalist who studied at IIMC (Indian Institute of Mass Communication). He works as an entertainment journalist (or cameraman?) at a news channel. Suddenly, he gets the opportunity to go with his news channel’s star reporter to cover the fire near Godhra. After reaching Godhra, this journalist comes to know that this incident is not just an accident but a murder. He also captures some evidence with his camera. But at that time their news channel calls this whole incident as an accident. This journalist, who tries to expose the truth about ‘El Sabarmati Express’, is stripped of his job, held in police custody for stealing the company’s camera and also claims that they will not find him a job. Now, to find out how this journalist (or cameraman?) tries to bring this truth to the world, you will have to watch ‘The Sabarmati Report’.
Know what this movie is like
The film has been directed by Dheeraj Sarna. Dheeraj used to be friends with the hero of Ekta Kapoor’s serial. Then he started writing for Balaji. 7 years ago he founded his own production company. So far he has produced three television series. This is his first film as a director and Dheeraj, who has done wonders on the small screen with his writing, has not been able to do wonders on the big screen.
The biggest mistake in the film is Vikrant Massey’s profession. Vikrant Massey has been described as a journalist in the film who wields a camera. In today’s mobile journalism, everyone uses a camera, I myself have done many events, breaking news and interviews with a camera, but journalists do not use professional video cameras, they are called professional videographers to operate them, they are He calls them videojournalists. At the beginning of this movie a scene is shown, where a press conference of an entertainment event is being held and in this event, Vikrant Massey is seen asking questions to the celebrity with the camera in his hand.
Now Vikrant, Ekta Kapoor or Dheeraj Sarna and their team of writers would know that at entertainment events, video journalists are at the back with cameras mounted on tripods, the space for journalists sits at the front and the issue is not the cameraman but the journalist.Let’s ask. Separate training is provided for operating a professional camera; This camera is not as easy as operating a DSLR and mobile camera.
These days, during the promotion of this film, the news channel was being heavily attacked by the team of ‘The Sabarmati Express’, but brother, before targeting the media, you should have paid some attention to the character of your film . A good video journalist later becomes a HOD of a news channel, not an anchor. The ‘Sabarmati Report’, which began by telling the truth to the world, has a very weak beginning.
There is another scene in the film where Vikrant leaves for the airport in a taxi with his recording tape and there the taxi driver is attacked, somehow Vikrant escapes from there, but some people burn the taxi driver alive. The direction of this scene is very light, if a person holding a camera is sitting in the car, it is obvious that the attackers will go after the cameraman, but in Dheeraj Sarna’s film, these attackers abandon the cameraman and burn the taxi driver alive. . This attack happens suddenly on a deserted road, where only 4-5 attackers attack the car and after the attack, Vikrant starts running straight on the road instead of entering the forest from the left or right side of the road and the attackers too they abandon it. . Are. Even in this scene, logic goes beyond the mind. There are many more such scenes in the movie, if everyone starts writing, there will be less space and time to write the good things in the movie. Anyway, in reality, people who work in the media also have jobs, like the journalists who appear in ‘The Sabarmati Report’, we neither waste our lives drinking alcohol nor try to expose the supposed truth with false documents in the name. If they try, they do wrong stunts.
At the end of the film, an attempt has been made to balance both sides and explain that there are good and bad people in all religions. But this message is like trying to put a Band-Aid on after getting injured.
good things about the movie
I said at the beginning of this review that the creators’ intentions are good. The real story of the film begins in the second half, which is interesting. Vikrant Massey and Raashi Khanna’s performance is amazing. As always, Vikrant has given his life for this character. Raashi Khanna and her comfort level is good. Some scenes of both make you smile. Riddhi Dogra also does justice to her character.
see this or not
We all agree that the truth can hurt. But it can never be defeated. But why is it necessary to tell this now, years after the truth has emerged victorious? This movie is not able to answer this question until the end. There is nothing in this movie that we don’t already know. The movie had ended two hours ago, but what unknown truth were those people from Sabarmati Express claiming to say? I haven’t been able to understand this yet. It’s your decision whether you should watch the movie or not. Because these types of films have a different audience, who loves to watch them and perhaps this is the reason why these types of films are made and they also do good business. I would like to end this review with an anecdote.
There was a little boy of about 5 years old in my society who said that Salman Khan is not good. Every time I hear the names of the actors, the entertainment journalist in me wakes up and I too listened with curiosity. When his friend asked him that I like him a lot, why don’t you like him? Then the 5-year-old boy said, “Because he’s a Muslim.” If I had given any other answer instead of this, it would have been fine, but that boy’s answer makes me realize that this hatred is now spreading to children. There is also a beautiful scene in ‘The Sabarmati Reports’, where after the victory of India and Pakistan, children burn firecrackers and dance in the Muslim area. But I don’t know why in those children I was seeing the face of that 5-year-old child in my society, who at the age of laughing and playing is learning some things that he shouldn’t learn. Now only God knows if those responsible for this are those who transmit knowledge in WhatsApp University or similar films.
