Pakhi
Directed bySachin Gupta
Screenplay bySachin Gupta
Produced bySushma Gupta and Rashmi Bansal.
StarringSumeet Kaul, Anamika Shukla, Anmol Goswami and Pihu Datta
Music byShivang Mathur
Production
company
Release date
September 2018
Running time
100 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Pakhi[1][2] (translation: bird) is a 2018 Indian crime drama directed and produced by the award-winning playwright and theatre director Sachin Gupta under Chilsag Entertainment Network in association with London Players.[3][4] It is produced by Sachin Gupta, Sushma Gupta and Rashmi Bansal. The film stars Sumeet Kaul, Anamika Shukla, Anmol Goswami and Pihu Datta in the lead roles.[5][6][7] The film is based on a true story of a 10 year old girl with focuses on child trafficking, flesh trade, child marriage, and rape.[8]

Plot

The narrative begins with Suhani; a young girl conned into the flesh trade operated by a goon called Bali. Circumstances make the brutal Bali believe that Suhani brings him luck, so he gives her royal treatment compared to the other girls in his faction. Several months later, Pihu, her brother Maulik, and her elder sister are sold to Bali by their uncle.[9] While the elder sister escapes the trauma by killing herself, Pihu catches the eye of a Hyderabad businessman who is keen to marry her. Later, Suhani helps Pihu and her brother escape from Bali's clutches, which forms the crux of the tale. Run time is 100 minutes.[10]

Cast

Music

The music for the film was composed by Shivang Mathur. The background score was composed by Nikhil Koparde. The lyrics were written by Shayra Apoorva.

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Singer Length Produced Mastered
1. Andhere Shayra Apoorva Shivang Mathur Prateeksha Srivastava 3:54 Aman Agarwal Aman Agarwal
2. Khabrein Garam Shayra Apoorva Shivang Mathur Tanisha Datta 3:52 Rishit Chauhan Atharva Joshi
3. Gum Hain Kahan Shayra Apoorva Shivang Mathur Prateeksha Srivastava 7:58 Aman Agarwal Aman Agarwal
4. Gum Hain Kahan (Duet) Shayra Apoorva Shivang Mathur Aditti Mehrotra & Prateeksha Srivastava 13:22 Aman Agarwal Aman Agarwal

Censorship

The movie faced hard criticism from the Central Board of Film Certification for their item song. The movie was considered too dark and serious as it tackled the concept of sex trafficking. The film received an 'A' certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification because it was said to be very intense.[11][12] They were also asked to remove the item song, 'Khabare hot',[13] to replace the word 'Kali' wherever 'Kali Puja' is used and to replace 'Ministerji' with 'Netaji'[14][15][16][17] The director started a movement with the hashtag #JusticeforPakhi to get the movie approved by CBFC without any cuts.[18][19] The movie was supposed to release on 10 August 2018 but was finally released in September 2018 after all the necessary cuts were made.[20][21][22]

References

  1. ^ Verma, Ajay. "Human trafficking based film 'Pakhi' touching millions of hearts". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Breaking the shackles". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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  4. ^ "National Award Winner Director Sachin Announces Upcoming Film Pakhi". www.face2news.com. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Short Film Pakhi By National Award Winner Sachin Gupta Set To Release". Ghaint Punjab. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ Pohal, Poonam (30 July 2018). "Gupta's team for "Pakhi" address media at Chandigarh". Buzzing Chandigarh. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ Sharma, Yugantika (13 August 2018). "Sachin Gupta's Directorial Pakhi Got The Refusal Of Censor Certification". Kachcha Chittha. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Pakhi (2018)". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. ^ Pakhi Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Pakhi by Times of India, retrieved 3 July 2020
  10. ^ Pakhi, retrieved 3 July 2020
  11. ^ "Film on child trafficking gets 'A' certificate, filmmaker protests". The Times of India. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  12. ^ "'Pakhi' made on child trafficking gets 'A' certificate by Censor Board". Devdiscourse. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Sachin Gupta's Pakhi facing the trouble of censor certification - Bollywood Galiyara English". Dailyhunt. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  14. ^ न्यूज़, एबीपी (6 September 2018). "चाइल्ड ट्रैफिकिंग पर बनी फिल्म 'पाखी' को 'A' सर्टिफिकेट, आइटम सॉन्ग सहित मिले कई कट". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Film on child trafficking gets 'A' certificate". Business Standard India. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Film on child trafficking gets 'A' certificate, filmmaker protests". Retrieved 3 February 2020 – via PressReader.
  17. ^ "Film on child trafficking titled Pakhi denied certificate by CBFC". The Statesman. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  18. ^ "#justiceforpakhi Instagram posts (photos and videos) - Igshid.com". igshid.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  19. ^ "#pakhithemovie hashtag on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Story of survival". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Film on child trafficking gets 'A' certificate". OdishaTV. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  22. ^ In exclusive conversation with the cast of film Pakhi, retrieved 3 February 2020
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