Hostel (2011)

An Engineering student is molested, beaten and humiliated when he goes to reside in a hostel.

Director:

Manish Gupta

Writers:

Manish Gupta, Virag Mishra (lyrics)

Stars:

Vatsal Seth, Tulip Joshi, Mukesh Tiwari

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vatsal Seth	...	Karan
Tulip Joshi	...	Payal
Mukesh Tiwari	...	Feroz
Nagesh Bhonsle	...	Warden Sharad Saxena
Chandrachur Karnik	...	Peon Shantaram
Subeer Goswamin	...	Vishnu Pandey
Ramesh Chandane	...	Nilesh
Nirmal Soni	...	Bobby
Vinamra	...	Pawan Mehta
Yusuf Hussain	...	Dean Sharma
Aarif Sheikh	...	Akshay
Gufi Paintal	...	Karan's uncle
Vikram Kumar	...	Karan's Friend
Ulhas Tayade	...	Feroz's friend 1
Sameer Kulkarni	...	Feroz's friend 2

Storyline

After the passing of his parents, Karan resides with his Mumbai-based Chacha, who lives a middle-classed existence with his wife and 2 children. An Engineering student, Karan enrolls himself in Satara's Jaigarh University and gets a room in a hostel. Upon his arrival itself he is subjected to extortion by a male named Akshay and dozens of senior-year males. When he resists, he is beaten and taken before their ring-leader, Feroz, who has deliberately been unsuccessful in his exams so that he can continue to live a lush life, is politically well-connected, and is expected to stand for local elections, and beaten even more in the presence of the hostel Warden, Sharad Saxena. He is unable to focus on his studies due to frequent beatings and public humiliations. He finds romance in the company of gorgeous Payal & moral support from fellow-victims, Vishnu Pandey, Bobby, and Nilesh. After a physical confrontation with Akshay, Feroz decides to leave Karan alone but continues ragging others ...

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Plot Keywords:

frustration | humiliation | suicide | abuse | molestation | 

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Taglines:

The Truth Will HIT You

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English Marathi

Release Date:

21 January 2011 (India)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Matrix Media, Mirchi Movies

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Ragging And Its Repercussions. A Thought Provoking Film On A Issue Not Dealt By The Education System.

There hasn't been a student either in India or worldwide, that hasn't been bullied at some stage in his life.

The effect this has on the victim has far reaching and unimaginable consequences. The first is isolation and the development inferiority complex. If not dealt with by a psychiatrist, can lead to the individual becoming a social outcast, and his or her hatred of society as a whole. His identity is also becoming slowly annihilated.

This individual will tend to avoid social gatherings and keep a low profile. He or she is easily angered and provoked by ridicule.

Another effect is of revenge. When this occurs, he or she will take the law into his own hands. When this happens, I feel it is too late to save him or her.

Also ragging in college totally disrupts the education of the victim. He cannot concentrate on his studies due to fear of his assailants and also of thoughts of revenge.

The teachings of Jesus Christ doesn't come to play in the modern world. If you offer your enemy your cheek to be slapped, he will demolish your jaw with a "sledgehammer". And anyways its a DOG-EAT-DOG world.

Who is to blame. First and foremost it is the parent or guardian of the victim. The administrative board of college is second. And third it is the government for not offering us any protection as a citizen.

I sometimes wonder, why do governments and countries exist at all when billions of homeless and destitute and exploited people exist. This surely is the biggest enigma.

Hostel is a film directed by writer-director Manish Gupta who has scripted Sarkar (2005) and has directed The Stoneman Murders (2009).

The film starring Vatsal Sheth, Tulip Joshi and Mukesh Tiwari was released worldwide on January 21, 2011

Brief Plot: One night at the Boys' Hostel at Jaigarh University, Satara District, a senior student Feroz (Mukesh Tiwari) and his goons harass freshman geek Vishnu "Battery" Pandey (Subeer Goswamin), stripping him down, molesting him and tying a collar around his neck and forcing him to act like a dog. His cries for help falls on deaf ears as the watchman continues to go about on his rounds....

Verdict: This is among the best films of 2011, and a must watch. I should expect this to be seen by all the deans of colleges worldwide.