See what Shahid Azmi (shahidazmi1122334455) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. Shahid truly believes the prisoner to be innocent, of being falsely convicted, which gets reflected on the screen. The incident devastated Khalid as his idol and inspiration was gone. Who the hell are you nov We don’t get any opportunity to get roused by them. Only Shahid’s pestering and pressuring forced him to complete his courses before he entered law. Maybe, that’s why he always pressured me to take up law,” says Khalid, seated on a black chair that Shahid used till his last moments. 8 Shahid (2012) - 8.2. Five years later, the passing down of the chair is more than just symbolic. Directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. Director: Hansal Mehta . "See the full list Like any crusader, he experiences breaking points. My Son Was No Less Than a Legend: Remembering Shahid Azmi (1977–2010) Azmi’s brilliance as a lawyer also drew the ire of ‘nationalist’ dons such as Chhota Rajan. Moshahid Azmi is on Facebook. “Shahid left me with a small advice: in this field, you will encounter more bad people than good. Khalid Azmi, Writer: Awara Paagal Deewana. There is also the constant threat to life. The other side was trickier. Move smoothly between articles as our pages load instantly. Shahid’s extraordinary journey from spending a few years in jail on terror charges to re-emerging as a criminal lawyer of finesse also inspired an acclaimed film on his life, ‘Shahid.’ For his family, however, there seems to be no sign of justice. On becoming qualified to practise law, his inclination being toward criminal law, he apprentices under an established attorney, Majeed Memon (Tigmanshu Dhulia). I believe that, had Badshah Khan (Aditya Srivastava) from Black Friday — a terror suspect-turned-police informer — got an opportunity to reform himself, he would have turned out to be someone like Shahid Azmi (Raj Kumar) of Shahid, someone who stands up for the defenceless. On observing the court scenes where we witness the acrimony between the defence and the prosecution, I take two points home. Famous personalities featured on this list, include emperors & kings, political leaders, actors and poets and from other domains of life. Shahid, switch off the light. A one-stop-shop for seeing the latest updates, and managing your preferences. For at least a decade now, my inquisitive subconscious has been enamored of the dark, brooding and, at times, surreal cinematic visions of Anurag Kashyap. Join Facebook to connect with Moshahid Azmi and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share … The first: To defend a falsely-accused, you have to be frank in presenting cold facts, never getting carried away by emotions, unlike say, Govind (Sunny Deol) of Damini. We also reiterate here the promise that our team of reporters, copy editors, fact-checkers, designers, and photographers will deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. However, his angst is unable to find an expression in the abyss of radicalism. Sep 20, 2013 - Explore UTV Motion Pictures's board "Shahid", followed by 1386 people on Pinterest. Set during the communal violence that was unleashed in … Get out of the way. “It broke me down physically, mentally and financially. What would have happened had he reached a third breaking point? We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times. We promise to deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. “He knew he was going to be killed sooner or later. Then it might have taken the form of vengeance. This scene needed a newcomer’s un-heroic charm, which Rajkumar Rao, who went on to win a National Award for best actor, was in the perfect position to provide. She said, “I am a widow and approached many lawyers and sold everything for their fees but at the end lawyers replied that they will not be able to save my son Hemant.” This, Khalid feels, is what his brother would have done. To enable wide dissemination of news that is in public interest, we have increased the number of articles that can be read free, and extended free trial periods. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who directed the film Shahid that was based on the life of Shahid Azmi, said while researching for the movie, he felt that what set Azmi apart from the other lawyers, who fought similar cases, was the conviction that came from his personal experience with injustice. In 1992-93, Shahid Azmi, a college student at that time, gets incensed on witnessing anti-Muslim violence in Mumbai. Most of the items that remind Khalid of his elder brother are intact: the neatly stacked law books and files, a few mementos, stray pages, records and a note pinned to the table reading: “By showing me injustice, he taught me to love justice.” These motivating words quoted from American criminal lawyer Roy Black for years inspired Shahid Azmi till he was gunned down in his office on February 11, 2010. The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. Having been at the receiving end of a similar kind of antipathy, Shahid is in perfect position to empathise with the ‘innocent’ whose cause he champions. Join Facebook to connect with Shahid Jamal Azmi and others you may know. 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They are just some episodes, watched, absorbed and remembered. Hence, when Shahid is incarcerated for being a terror suspect and his elder brother Arif visits him, we see the focus on Arif, the visitor, not on Shahid, the prisoner. Where his client would get incarcerated for life, or perhaps gets a death penalty? But it spurred him to plunge into the world of law and fight for justice for his brother. The list of famous people who died at 33 includes John Belushi, Chris Farley, Eva Braun, David Koresh, Sam Cooke. It was also a life which was tragically cut short, when Shahid Azmi was assassinated at the age of thirty three. His third breaking point could have come then. Shahid Jamal Azmi is on Facebook. Shahid's tryst with law begins and just when we feel Mehta would resort to cinematic liberty by making a Shahenshah out of Shahid, we are reassured that the cousel would remain rooted. These motivating words quoted from American criminal lawyer Roy Black for years inspired Shahid Azmi till he was gunned down in his office on … In 2009, Khalid earned a law degree from a Borivali college. Expelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father. As a subscriber, you are not only a beneficiary of our work but also its enabler. I have witnessed cold-blooded murders. What gives him the determination to fight is not starry-eyed idealism but his battle-scarred conscience, which, having once rescued him from the clutches of terror, wants to see to it that others in a similar position get an opportunity to redeem themselves. Your support for our journalism is invaluable. The first comes when he witnesses anti-Muslim violence as a college student, giving him cynicism. With years of experience through both education and completed projects, we strive to communicate effectively and expedite design results while all within our clients parameters. It has helped us keep apace with events and happenings. Shahid Azmi — the eponymous protagonist in Mehta’s film — who, in his brief spell as a lawyer, emerged as a crusader for civil rights of the dispossessed, belongs to this independent universe. After perceivedthreat and a stray incident, Khalid was allotted a bodyguard but the State was quick to recall the gunner. - Shahid, do it now. But you must learn to tackle them,” Khalid says. By teaching me what pain and humiliation were all about he awakened my heart to mercy. Honestly. Based on the real-life account of an Indian lawyer and human rights activist, the 2012 legal drama Shahid recounts the works of Shahid Azmi as he climbs through the ranks to bring justice to those oppressed. Shahid emerged out of [a certain] comfort with my own aspirations and my own inner self. I can sue you but I won’t”. Shahid is based on a true story of a slain human rights activist and lawyer Shahid Azmi, who was was killed in 2010 by unidentified assailants in his office. However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. Here, Shahid is conscious of being guilty, of having undergone terror training, however perfunctory it was. Just shut up and come with us. Shahid Azmi — the eponymous protagonist in Mehta’s film — who, in his brief spell as a lawyer, emerged as a crusader for civil rights of the dispossessed, belongs to this independent universe. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The killers are yet to be punished. Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who directed the film Shahid that was based on the life of Shahid Azmi, said while researching for the movie, he felt that what set Azmi apart from the other lawyers, who fought similar cases, was the conviction that came from his personal experience with injustice. We just want to question him. I now inhabit an independent universe that is driven by me, my own benchmarks for growth and my own levels of satisfaction.”. Shahid, they are taking. However, when Shahid comes to the right side of law and the situation involves the suspects he is defending, the focus is on the individual prisoner rather than on the visitor. Funds provided by e-committee of Supreme Court and Department of Justice in Law Ministry. However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. His rage does not find much comfort in the fiery rhetoric of a fellow English-speaking Muslim Omar Sheikh (Prabal Panjabi) in Tihar, who is looking to break free and, perhaps, become a jihadi himself. Shahid’s clients are usually outcasts, those whom the law has chosen, first to first ignore, then convict and sentence. Shahid Azmi is on Facebook. Shahid, Hansal Mehta’s multiple national award-winning quasi-biopic, which won him the ‘Best Director’ award, could do for him what Black Friday did for Anurag Kashyap. This enraged me and I joined the resistance,” a 2004 report inThe Times Of India quotes him as saying. From attempting to become a terrorist to being wrongly imprisoned under a draconian anti-terrorism law to becoming a criminal lawyer Shahid traces the inspiring personal journey of a boy who became an unlikely messiah for human rights while following the rise of communal violence in India. “I was happy when he said the film was 95 per cent accurate,” says Mehta. The Azmi family, originally from Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district, spent its initial days in a slum in Govandi Shivajinagar. His fecund imagination has resulted in cinema of the neo-noir kind, mise en scene that, while impressing you, mocks and challenges your sensibilities as a cinephile. We brief you on the latest and most important developments, three times a day. It is for this reason that the vignettes from his life presented don’t lend themselves to or achieve a visceral climax. We also reiterate here the promise that our team of reporters, copy editors, fact-checkers, designers, and photographers will deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. He believes in presenting facts rather than delivering histrionics. Writing on >his blog about his tryst with cynicism and the fear of fading into oblivion, Mehta says: “ Shahid's fearless-in your face-uncomplicated character could never come so strong if Raj Kumar has not given it his flesh & blood. This rage takes him closer to the jaws of terror — he starts training to become a jihadi. In a book on Gangs of Wasseypur, writers Jigna Kothari and Supriya Madangarli mention that its idea was also explained to Hansal Mehta before Anurag Kashyap completely took over. Join Facebook to connect with Shahid Azmi and others you may know. your own Pins on Pinterest We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times. From what we see in the film, Shahid’s disgruntlement with the system, just like the confusion and the rage earlier, remains subdued. Corrections were made at 21:19 by changing the name to Shahid Azmi Memorial Committee; Sanjay Hegde quotes too were earlier wrongly attributed For all the latest India News, Follow India Section. Rajkummar Rao Biography, Wiki. Barring the CCTV in one corner, little has changed in this tiny chamber tucked away in Taximen Colony, in suburban Kurla, in the past five years. I put innocent in quotes because we see them through Shahid’s eyes, as those in a similar position to that of Shahid when he was ill-treated. This pinches Khalid the most as it was his brother’s legal prowess that was behind bringing Jamiat into prominence. Just a little while longer. The case drags along and charges are yet to be framed till date. The account of Human Rights lawyer Shahid Azmi, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. War saheb is another falsely-accused prisoner who, though wronged by law, has not lost faith in it. JNU This man can make you laugh with his charmingly simplistic behavior, watch it when he is trying to be comfortable with his lady-love still unaware of his feelings, and also can make your heart bleed with his heartrending silence when attacked for his forgettable past. - I've done nothing sir. "Shahid" traces the story of a slain human rights activist and lawyer Shahid Azmi. With Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Manjot Singh, Ram Kapoor. Despite assurances from the Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind, Shahid's family got little help from the organisation. What do you need to know from him? Rao was born and brought up in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. “My brother will always be a hero here,” says Khalid. Nine years after advocate Shahid Azmi was shot dead for staunchly representing the accused in their trials, the first witness has deposed in his murder trial, which started in December 2018. 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Shahid starring Raj Kumar Yadav and directed by Hansal Mehta releases in cinemas across India on the 18th of October, 2013. JNU The account of Human Rights lawyer Shahid Azmi, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice. The story reveals itself from the point of view of the innocent but wrongly convicted. Find mobile-friendly version of articles from the day's newspaper in one easy-to-read list. Khalid takes the same chair his slain brother Shahid used till the day he was shot dead in 2010. Corrections were made at 21:19 by changing the name to Shahid Azmi Memorial Committee; Sanjay Hegde quotes too were earlier wrongly attributed For all the latest India News, Follow India Section. “We aren’t in a financial state to fight terror cases yet,” he points out. The man who gave us "Shahid" in 2013 brought another powerful biopic early in 2016. Azmi’s life, well reported and also depicted in Hansal Mehta’s film Shahid, was full of twists and turns with some contentious events. As a subscriber, you are not only a beneficiary of our work but also its enabler. “We are being used as a tissue by the Jamiat,” says a dissapointed Khalid, who is personally overseeing his brother's case and assisting the State appointed team of lawyers. Only that, after a brief spell of disillusionment, Kashyap has earned himself more space to explore his areas of interest. See more ideas about In cinemas now, Human rights activists, Biography film. Of the five accused, one has already been discharged while another is out on bail. Khalid grew up indifferent to academics. She said, “I am a widow and approached many lawyers and sold everything for their fees but at the end lawyers replied that they will not be able to save my son Hemant.” Above all, Shahid Azmi’s brother Khalid got to see the film prior to the premiere in Toronto. It would have been interesting to see how he would have handled it. Directed by Hansal Mehta. Once Shahid gets acquitted, he derives inspiration from War Saab’s life. Azmi is said to have joined a training camp in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir after the 1992 riots. Shahid Azmi’s life (1977-2010) exemplifies one answer to this perennial question. See more ideas about In cinemas now, Human rights activists, Biography film. Having seen shades of Kashyap’s style in Hansal Mehta’s films, my subconscious has associated the two with the same school of filmmaking. In terms of their approach, characterisation, even the cast they have chosen, they seem on par. How will you feel if Arjun is no more?” asks Khalid. It was a life which took to the legal profession with the objective of using law as a shield and tool in the quest for justice. Unfortunately, he doesn’t live long enough to enter that phase. He was arrested by the Govandi Police on charges of communal violence, under … One where he would fail to defend a falsely-accused and feel let down by law? He belongs to the Ahir-Yadav family so his birth name is Rajkumar Yadav. Photo: Omar Rashid. At this difficult time, it becomes even more important that we have access to information that has a bearing on our health and well-being, our lives, and livelihoods. Subscribe to The Hindu now and get unlimited access. Bhai was the Arjun of our family (they were five brothers). Driving me insane. His scientific temperament is put to test in court when, accused by the prosecutor of having been a terrorist, he repeatedly tries bringing the court’s focus back to the case in hand, reminding her, not without pain, that she is getting personal and that they need to concentrate on facts of the present situation. On February 11, 2010, four gunmen stormed into Shahid Azmi ’s office in Mumbai and shot him dead. 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