'Bastar: The Naxal Story¡¯: Here's What We Know About Adah Khan's Real-Life-Based Upcoming Movie
According to media reports, the movie draws inspiration from real-life events like the Bastar rebellion that erupted in 1910 in what is now Chattisgarh. This uprising was a response to the British policy of reserving forests. Various factors fueled the rebellion, including contentious proposals to reserve a significant portion of the forests and to prohibit practices like shifting cultivation, hunting, and the collection of forest produce.
The teaser of the upcoming drama film 'Bastar: The Naxal Story,' starring Adah Sharma, has been unveiled. This leads to the question: Are the incidents depicted in the film based on real-life stories?
Is 'Bastar: The Naxal Story' A Real-Life-Based Movie?
What Is The Teaser Showing?
After the makers released it, the teaser for 'The Naxal Story' was also shared by Adah Sharma on her Instagram handle. After delivering a compelling performance in Sudipto Sen's 'The Kerala Story,' Adah reunites with the filmmaker for 'Bastar.' She unveiled the teaser on Tuesday, dressed in khaki pants, a brown tee, and a headscarf. Portraying herself as an IPS officer engaged in a battle against the Naxals.
The film is said to have been inspired by real-life events in Chhattisgarh.
In the politically charged teaser, Adah sets the stage for the film, discussing the impact of the Naxal conflict on the soldiers in Bastar.
A story colored red with the blood of innocent people! Capture the untold story... Bastar - The Naxal Story. Teaser out now! ?#VipulAmrutlalShah @sudiptoSENtlm @Aashin_A_Shah @sunshinepicture @adah_sharma @Indiraaaa369 @akavijaykrishna @raimasen @iyashpalsharma @shilpashukl¡ pic.twitter.com/4p15JZwont
¡ª Adah Sharma (@adah_sharma) February 6, 2024
The Historical Inspiration Of The Movie:
According to media reports, the movie draws inspiration from real-life events like the Bastar rebellion that erupted in 1910 in what is now Chattisgarh. This uprising was a response to the British policy of reserving forests. Various factors fueled the rebellion, including contentious proposals to reserve a significant portion of the forests and to prohibit practices like shifting cultivation, hunting, and the collection of forest produce.
In the video teaser posted on Instagram, Adah is seen talking about the "reality behind the number of martyrs and exposing the influence of pseudo-intellectuals in India, conducting propaganda funded by China to sow division."
Director Sudipto, while alluding to "Bastar: The Naxal Story," discussed the film, expressing to the media that audiences and cinema enthusiasts will soon experience another masterpiece from the creators of 'The Kerala Story.' He suggested that viewers will encounter a film that is likely to elicit a response akin to the acclaim received for 'The Kerala Story.'
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