Memsahab (2008) [N/A]
Featuring:
Shatakshi Gupta, Rufy Khan, Amit Misra
Written by:
Arshad Siddiqui
Directed by:
Arshad Siddiqui
Release Date:
June 19, 2008
Original Title:
Memsahab
Genres:
Thriller
Production Companies:
Kailash Picture Company
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 125
Memsahab is a woman-oriented movie with a social message of non-violence. Memsahab is based on the cruel incidents post the 1984 riots that happened in Northern India.
Memsahab is based on the cruel incidents post the 1984 riots between a section of Congress party activists and the Sikhs in Delhi and other parts of North India.. Ensuing these riots, the Sikhs were targeted by the Congress party activists and several Sikh families were ruined. Yukta Mookhey plays the character of Anjali, who is a victim of the riots and is pushed into prostitution. This young girl Anjali's mother is raped by the villains and her father is shot dead. What a horrifying impact would this have on the girl. This Anjali grows up with such traumatic memories of her childhood. Some unexpected incidents take place and she stumbles upon the killers of her parents. She starts searching for them and hunting them one by one. In the process where she takes revenge on the killers of her dad, she realizes that the violence wouldn't help her get back her victimized parents. She then realizes that even after taking revenge she still could not erase her traumatic memories of childhood. Wisdom dawns on her and then she takes startling decision in the end.
