SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2016 (PAGE 4) MOVIE-REVIEW TRIBUTE Salman Khan show all the way A salute to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Saibal Chatterjee his metier rather late in life, propelled Haryana's Rewari district – lends it an Sat Prakash Suri and Dr. Gurdev Singh Mukherjee laid the foundation of Bharatiya Jan Sangh on by his love for a female wrestler air of authenticity. A superstar vehicle that blends the 21 October 1951 after consultations with Madhav Sadashiv (Anushka Sharma) who has no doubts Not that it makes a major differ- Dr. Shayama Prasad Mukherjee was Golwalkar of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. In 1952, India's earthiness of the akhada with the about what she wants to do with her- flamboyance of the mixed martial arts ence to the film. "Sultan" is after all born in a Bengali Hindu family in maiden general elections were held after independence, self. designed to project Salman Khan in Bharatiya Jan Sangh won three seats in the national elections ring, Ali Abbas Zafar's "Sultan" is cer- They are both champs at the high- Calcutta on 6th July,1901 and his tainly not the last word in the sports the best light. So liberties are liberal- including his own. He formed National Democratic Party est levels of the sport and, after a brief ly taken with logic and reality. father Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was a within the Parliament with 3 MP members and 10 members film genre. But it definitely is an enter- spell of hiccups, the duo hits it off so tainment package crafted for maxi- So, for example, even when the pro- of Rajya Sabha which was not recognized by the Speaker as well with each other that they end up prominent legal luminary of his times an opposition party. mum mass impact. tagonist ends up with broken ribs after as husband and wife. Mukherjee opposed special status to Jammu and But isn't that what a Salman Khan who commanded respect among his When all seems hunky-dory, fate one particularly nasty bout, he and his Kashmir: film is for. The actor tones down his intervenes, tragedy strikes and the team are not willing to pull out and colleagues. He rendered valuable To voice his opposition on Kashmir he did not endorse the swagger just a tad to play an over-the- couple is torn asunder. The end result seek medical attention. services to the University of Calcutta arrangement reached between Pt. Nehru and Sheikh Abdul- hill Haryanvi wrestler, who takes the is that Sultan turns his back on There is an element of predictabil- la and termed the Article 370 as Balkanisation of India and blows of life on his chin and comes out ity about how things eventually pan as its Vice Chancellor while his mother condemned the three nation theory of Sheikh Abdullah. out – every setback that Sultan suffers Jogmaya Devi was a highly learned Bharatiya Jan Sangh alongwith Hindu Mahasabha and Ram is followed by a triumph, every reverse lady who wielded profound impact Rajya Parishad supported the massive agitation launched by that stops him in his track is reward- the Jammu Praja Parishad to do away the pernicious consti- ed with a turnaround. over Shyama Prasad's nourishment tutional provision "Ek desh mein do vidhan, do pradhan aur But for all the fantastical sweeps and upbringing. do nishan nahi challenge." that Sultan resorts to in terms of plot He stoutly opposed the Union government's decision to grant Jammu and Kashmir a special status with its own flag, details, it remains a reasonably engag- Shyama Prasad started his political journey in 1929 when he entered the Bengal Legislative Council as a Congress can- Prime Minister and its own constitution. According to this ing action film that blends romance, didate representing Calcutta University but had to resign article, no one including the Indian President could emotion and violence in a style that next year when Congress decided to boycott the leg- enter into the state without a proper permit. smacks of yore but manages to put the islature. He contested the election as an independ- Mukherjee wanted to visit Jammu and contrivances in what looks like a ent candidate and was declared successful. He Kashmir but because of the restrictions sparkling new bottle. served Bengal Province as its Finance Min- of the prevailing permit system, he Salman is obviously the driving ister during 1941-42. was not allowed. When he forced force and he throws his weight behind He emerged as a spokesperson for his entry at Lakhanpur, Mukher- the project with aplomb. In the fight Hindus and their interests. He shortly jee was arrested on 11 May 1953. sequences, some of which tend to joined Hindu Mahasabha and in 1944 Permit system was revoked Prasad was appointed its President. overstay their welcome, he pulls off owing to his consistent Mukherjee derided the commu- efforts. He died as a detenu some cool moves. nal mindset, separatist tendencies of it unscathed and grinning. wrestling. on 23 June 1953 in Kashmir He receives able support from a and divisive agenda of Mohd. Ali Jin- The uneven quality of "Sultan"– Eight years on, another opportuni- Central Jail under mysteri- bunch of actors who know exactly nah who wanted to safeguard the the biggest undoing of the film is its ty comes knocking on his door. But is what they are in this for – Anushka rights of Muslims and was demand- ous conditions who wanted inordinate length – robs the drama of he ready to make the most of the sec- Sharma, Amit Sadh, Kumud Mishra, ing a separate Muslim State, Pak- equal status be accorded to some of its sheen. ond chance? The answer to that ques- each region of Jammu and Anant Vidhaat and Randeep Hooda istan. But with Salman leaving no stone tion forms the crux of "Sultan". Ladakh as well. (in a special appearance). Nobody Shyama Prasad Mukherjee told a unturned to give his fans their mon- There is little in the story to set it Mukherjee's Death: ey's worth, this wrestling epic is des- oversteps his or her brief, and that Hindu rally on 11 Feb 1941 that if Mus- apart from other underdog dramas, lims wanted to live in Pakistan, they Mukherjee was kept in a tined to go the distance at the box allows Salman to have a field day. but the milieu in which it is set – Sul- should pack their bag and baggage and dilapidated house in Srinagar office. "Sultan," for all its warts, is none tan belongs to Buroli village of leave India. Mukherjee was a strong where he suffered from dry "Sultan" is about a man who finds the worse for it. opponent of partition but following the pleurisy and coronary troubles. communal riots of 1946-47 unleashed by When taken to hospital one and a half H.S.Suhrawardy by declaring it a Direct Action months after his arrest, he was admin- HISTORY Day at Noakhli in East Bengal, forced Mukherjee istered penicillin despite being informed to think other way and he strongly disfavoured Hin- that he was allergic to penicillin. He died on 23 dus continuing to live in a Muslim dominated state that too June 1953. The story of Reasi under a despotic government controlled by the Muslim His death in custody even today remains a mystery across League. the country and demands for enquiry were raised including a K D Maini Gobind Singh ji and fought number of battles captured Reasi. He banished Rasial Rajas Mukherjee supported the partition of Bengal in 1946 but request from his mother, Yogmaya Devi to Jawahar Lal Nehru. from Reasi Principality and nominated his against Mughals in Punjab. The Shrine of without its Hindu majority areas in a Muslim dominated East Pt. Nehru informed her that after ascertaining facts, there third son Jaswant Dev as Raja of Reasi. The Name of Reasi is derived Baba Jitto is also located in Reasi area. Baba Pakistan. He also opposed a failed bid for a United Bengal in was no mystery behind Dr Mukherjee death. Jogmaya Devi was a spiritual devotee of Shri Mata Vashino Jaswant Dev was the younger brother of 1947. did not accept Nehru's reply and requested to set up an impar- from the first Raja Raspal of this Devi and was a great social reformer. He sac- Raja Gajay Singh of Jammu. Therefore Mukherjee wanted the Hindu Mahasabha not to be limit- tial enquiry commission. Pt. Nehru ignored her request. rificed his life for the right of farmers by fight- Jaswant Dev preferred to stay at Purani Man- area, who had shifted from ed alone to Hindus but wished it as a political body for the Mukhrjee's death remains a matter of some controversy. ing against the Jagirdar Bir Singh because the di Jammu instead of Reasi. He deputed his services of masses. When Mahatma Gandhi was killed by Mukherjee's martyrdom forced the G.M.Sadiq's Govern- Bajalta to this place. At that land lord had denied him to give committed governor to rule Reasi. The son of Jaswant Nathuram Godse and his group, the Hindu Mahasabha was ment after a decade in 1963 to change the nomenclature of share of agriculture products cultivated by Dev was Mean Rattan Dev who was a war- time this place was a cluster of blamed for the heinous act and its downfall was imminent. Sadar-e-Riaysat to Governor and designation of Prime Min- Baba Jitto. The Zairiat of Baji Ismile near rior and General of Ranjit Dev of Jammu.