Director: Ajai Sinha
Producer: Sangita Sinha, Siddhant Sinha
Starring: Om Puri, Govind Namdeo, Yuvika Chaudhary, Sarrtaj Shammi Aunty,Mohnish Behl, Alok Nath, Manoj PahwaRelease
Date:29-07-2011
Khap projects too many things at one time, and fails to garner the attention of the audience. The film doesn’t fall into the genre of serious honour killings nor a typical Bollywood story. The director has wasted producers resources and delivers a complete dull film.
The narration of the story is interesting but yet predictable. The sloppiness in the direction worsens the twists and turns in the screenplay. The film is not well written or performed; the romantic track also does not keep the interest of a viewer to its seat. The issue that needs to be addressed seriously gets lost somewhere in the entire film.
The film's story is set in a Haryana village and revolves around the family of Omkar Chaudhary (Om Puri), an important Khap leader and the head of the village community that zealously follows and enforces the community tradition of not tolerating Inter-Gotr marriages and even resorting to the practice of killing their wayward progeny for the sake of community honour.
The film's story is set in a Haryana village and revolves around the family of Omkar Chaudhary (Om Puri), an important Khap leader and the head of the village community that zealously follows and enforces the community tradition of not tolerating Inter-Gotr marriages and even resorting to the practice of killing their wayward progeny for the sake of community honour.
His son Madhur (Mohnish Bahl) stays away from him in Delhi with his wife (Anooradha Patel) and daughter Ria (Yuvika Chaudhry) since he has serious differences with Omkar and his ways. He works for the National Human Rights Commission and is sent to investigate into the death of a young couple to his village. He gets killed in a case of mistaken identity.
The performances fail to impact on the audience. In order to give him a positive shade, Om Puri is marred by a confused portrayal. Govind Namdeo hams like always. Yuvika Chaudhary ensures she looks stylish even post her father's funeral in the film. Sarrtaj fails to grab your attention. Shammi Aunty struggles to deliver her lines. Mohnish Behl is regular. Alok Nath has no idea of what to do in the film. Manoj Pahwa is the only actor who attempts to act.
Khap is a film which does not address the issue directly but wastes time in a campus song, honeymoon song, separation song, what else and what not. In a nutshell Khap fails to lay the impact in audiences mind.
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