Black Home
| Black Home | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Ashish Deo |
| Produced by | Shri Vijay Kamble |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shailesh Awasthi |
| Edited by | Anand Diwan |
| Music by | Akshay Hariharan Sahil Sultanpuri (lyrics) |
Production company | Samajik Samata Manch Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Black Home is a 2015 Hindi social drama thriller film produced by Shri Vijay Kamble and co-produced by Mahesh R. Salunke under the banner Samajik Samata Manch Film Company. The film is written & directed by Ashish Deo. The film sheds light on the gruesome living conditions and the violence faced by minor girls in Rajawadi Remand Home.[1] It's a research based film inspired by true incidents with a lot of information from news papers and real life interviews of girls from the remand home to better understand the intensity of the subject. The music for the film is scored by Akshay Hariharan and lyrics are penned by Sahil Sultanpuri. The soundtrack was released in September 2013. Akshay Hariharan, son of noted Tamil singer Hariharan debuted in this film.[2]
Plot
[edit]Rajawadi Remand Home is in lot of controversy because of many illegal activities. DK, a news channel bureau chief, wants to bring out the facts. Amidst channel politics, he appoints a newbie journalist Anjali to expose the racket and the dark side of the society shows its ugly face. It unfolds so many cruel realities of the crime & politics, which go ignored. The system is, however, not so easy to expose.[3]
The film attempts to highlight the harsh situations faced by kids in remand homes.[4]
Impact
[edit]Juvenile Act is implied for the betterment of children's future. But unfortunately the reality is unimaginable. The child, who comes to the remand home, is not criminal always. It is most of the time an unwanted child of the house or the parents are poor to raise this child.[5]
This film is a sincere effort to reveal the reality of these remand home girls in front of the society and make the society aware of the facts that these children lead a life worse than hell.[6][7] We are part of this society, where we live a very secure life but the other side of the society is very dark, like a BLACK HOME.[8]
Issues highlighted
[edit]- India stands 3rd in the world for rape.[9]
- Every 20 min a girl is raped in India.[10]
- 5 lakh children are forced into sex trade every year.[11]
- Out of 12 million girls born in India, 1 million girls do not see their first birthday.[12]
Cast
[edit]- Ashutosh Rana
- Chitrashi Rawat
- Ashmita
- Murli Sharma
- Simran Sehmi
- Sharad Ponkshe
- Achint Kaur
- Amit Behl
- Mohan Joshi
- Santosh Juvekar
- Raju Kher
- Neelu Kohli
Credits
[edit]Banner: Samajik Samata Manch Film Company[13]
Producer: Vijay Kamble
Co producer: Mahesh R. Salunke
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues & Direction: Ashish Deo
Line Producer: Salim Khultabadkar
Music Director: Akshay Hariharan
Lyricist: Sahil Sultanpuri [1]
Singers: Asha Bhosle, A. Hariharan, Suraj Jagan
Cinematographer: Shailesh Awasthi
Action: Allan Amin
Editor: Anand Diwan
Choreography: Swarup Medara
Background Music: Amar Mohile
Art Director: Deepak Chakrabarty
PRO : Prem Jhangiyani, Pradnya Shetty
Music
[edit]| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tu Aadi Hai" | Asha Bhosle, Yadnesh Raikar | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Kaanha Mose" | Hariharan | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Mann Hai Bheega" | Suraj Jagan | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Mann Hai Bheega (Sad)" | Akshay Hariharan | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 16:48 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Black Home Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Akshay Hariharan turns music composer with Black Home". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Black Home Concept". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
- ^ "150 child actors roped in for a film on remand homes". The Times of India. 2 March 2013.
- ^ Pasi, AR; Shinde, RR; Kembhavi, RS; Kadam, DD (May–August 2011). "A cross-sectional study of the sociodemographic profile of juveniles under institutional care in the city of Mumbai". Journal of Family and Community Medicine. 18 (2). Medknow Publications: 87–90. doi:10.4103/2230-8229.83376. PMC 3159235. PMID 21897918.
- ^ "Staff at juvenile remand homes not qualified for job". TOI. 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Senior Bihar official booked for sodomising childcare home inmate". Gulf News. 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Black Home is a tight-slap on the face of society, says Chak De India girl". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Its official: India 3rd worst offender in rape cases". The Indian Express. 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Rape Every 20 Minutes for the World's Largest Democracy". Forbes. 2 January 2013.
- ^ "Six arrested for pushing woman into flesh trade". Hindustan Times. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Situation of Girl Child in India". betifoundation.org. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Samajik Samata Manch". Archived from the original on 31 May 2014.
