Khap (film)

Khap
Khap
	Theoritical poster
Directed by	Ajai Sinha
Written by	Ashok Lal (script) ; Vinod Ranganathan (script) ; Ishaan Trivedi (dialogues) ; Vijay Verma (dialogues)
Story by	Ajai Sinha
Produced by	Sangita Sinha ; Siddhant Sinha
Starring	Yuvika Chaudhary; Om Puri; Govind Namdev
Cinematography	Lokesh Bhalla
Edited by	Sanjay Sankla
Music by	Annujj Kappoo
Production; company	Ananda Film & Telecommunications
Release date	29 July 2011 (India); ; 23 September 2011 (Canada);
Running time	125 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Khap is a 2011 Hindi film starring Yuvika Chaudhary, Om Puri, Govind Namdev, Manoj Pahwa, Mohnish Bahl.^[1] Directed by Ajai Sinha, the film is a socio-political drama based on the Manoj-Babli honour killing case and Khap Panchayats in villages of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, which order honour killing to prevent marriages within the same gotra.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot[]

Madhur Chaudhary (played by Mohnish Bahl) moves out of his rural home leaving his father alone after various disputes they have. Madhur re-locates to Delhi along with his wife, Komal, and daughter, Ria (played by Yuvika Chaudhary). Sixteen years later, Ria is now in college, while Madhur is an Investigator with Human Rights Department. He is asked to investigate a case in his village of alleged suicide of a couple, Veer and Surili. The locals, including the fathers of the couple, Daulat Singh and Sukhiram respectively, admit that the couple had killed themselves. After going in depth in his investigation Madhur finds out that the deaths are one of many that have taken place in a region that is still bound by Khap Panchayat. It dictates that couples cannot marry distant relatives nor can they have an inter-caste/inter-religious marriage. As he delves further into this issue, he ends up being attacked, is hospitalized and then subsequently dies. Komal and Ria move in with Madhur's father Omkar Singh Chaudhary (played by Om Puri) and eventually settle down in the village.

Omkar finds out that Ria is in love with fellow-collegian, Kush (played by Sarrtaj Gill), the son of South Africa-based Jagmohan and Saroj Mitter, and arranges their marriage. After the couple return from their honeymoon, they find themselves locked in the same inhumane customs.

Cast[]

Yuvika Chaudhary as Ria
Om Puri as Omkar Singh Chaudhary
Govind Namdev as Daulat Singh
Manoj Pahwa as Sukhiram
Mohnish Bahl as Madhur Chaudhary
as Kush J. Mitter
Alok Nath as Professor
Anuradha Patel as Komal
Shammi as Masterni
Nivedita Tiwari as Surili

Soundtrack[]

"Aaina Dekha" - Shaan
"Deewangi" - Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal
"Is Pyaar Ko Jadugari" - Shaan
"Har Ek Burai" - Vikas
"Ishq Ro Raha Hai" - Rekha Bhardwaj
"Shri Ram Jai Ram" - Gazi Khan Barna
"Tumse Bichhad Kar" - Jagjit Singh
"Yeh Wohi To Hai" - Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal
"Yeh Pyaar Kaise Kab Ho Jaaye" - Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal
"Yeh Pyaar Kaise Kab Ho Jaaye (extended)" - Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal

References[]

^ "Khap : Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
^ "Khap to hit theatres on Jul 29". NDTV Movies. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.
^ "Essay: Censorship And The State". Frontline. 23 September 2011.
^ "I am against honour killing: Om Puri". IBN Live. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.

External links[]

Official website
Khap at IMDb

[1] "Khap : Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.

[2] "Khap to hit theatres on Jul 29". NDTV Movies. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012.

[3] "Essay: Censorship And The State". Frontline. 23 September 2011.

[4] "I am against honour killing: Om Puri". IBN Live. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011.

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