The Revolution Has Begun (2013)

A corporate go-getter sees his priorities shift when a personal tragedy brings him face-to-face with political corruption.

Director:

Prakash Jha

Writers:

Prakash Jha, Anjum Rajabali

Stars:

Amitabh Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn

Cast

Credited cast:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Dwarka Anand
Kareena Kapoor	...	Yasmin Ahmed (as Kareena Kapoor Khan)
Ajay Devgn	...	Manav Raghvendra
Manoj Bajpayee	...	Balram Singh (as Manoj Bajpai)
Arjun Rampal	...	Arjun
Amrita Rao	...	Sumitra
Vipin Sharma	...	Gauri Shankar
Anjali Patil
Natasa Stankovic	...	Dancer
Mugdha Godse	...	Malini Mishra
Indraneil Sengupta	...	Akhilesh
Mukul Chadda	...	Harinath
Ivan Rodrigues	...	Channel Head ABP News
Jagat Singh	...	Bulbul Singh
Shireesh Sharma	...	CHIEF MINISTER

Storyline

Satyagraha is the story of a son who yearns for a father. Of a father, who grieves for his lost son. Of a young woman who fights so hard with life that she has forgotten to love. Of an ambitious rabble-rouser, for whom action is the knee-jerk mantra. It is the story of how these four discover one another, and come together to raise hell, shaking the powers that be to their very roots! But, Satyagraha is also the story of an influential power-hungry despot who will stop at nothing to destroy them. Satyagraha: The revolution has begun!

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Plot Keywords:

politics | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan as social activist Anna Hazare, was shot mainly in Bhopal and New Delhi. The state-of-the-art news studio set was built in Bhopal as it offered more space. Ralegan Siddhi (village of Anna Hazare), a small village in Maharashtra with a population of roughly 2,500 people, served as one of the main shooting locations.

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Goofs

When Ajay Devgn & Kareena Kapoor read Akhilesh's diary, the hosting website's title is "Dailymotion," which is a video-hosting website.

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Connections

References Gangaajal (2003)

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Soundtracks

Aiyo Ji
Sung by Salim Merchant & Shraddha Pandit
Music composed by Salim Merchant and Salim Merchant (as Salim-Sulaiman)
Lyrics written by Prasoon Joshi

User Reviews

More of a Political Commentary on Anna's movement

Director (Prakash Jha) seems to be confusingly treading the path between fiction and non-fiction but achieves neither.

Nevertheless , those who want a 2 hour interpretation of Anna's movement and had not followed it , may find it useful , treating the movie as non-fiction Historic Drama .

Out of all the characters, Manoj Bajpai's (Balram Singh) is the best executed. Kareena's character (Yasmin Ahmed) is frivolous. A more in-depth analysis was expected for Amitabh's (Anna) and Ajay's (Arvind) character.

The script needed to convey more than what met the eye through traditional media but it is just a 2 hours summary of TV reporting of last 2-3 years. In comparison, Madras Cafe, brings out a lot more than what was in Public domain earlier .

The script also lacks a proper climax and logical end .

But in spite of short comings , I would still rate it high as Movie does convey a message convincingly and logically and does have a Moral of the Story. It holds a mirror to the Voters of India , many of whom are still not convinced that corruption is a major issue in the country.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

30 August 2013 (India)

Also Known As:

The Revolution Has Begun

Filming Locations:

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$412,148, 1 September 2013

Gross USA:

$738,525

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,223,419

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prakash Jha Productions, UTV Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

152 min

Color:

Color