Children of War (2014 film)

Children of War, also known as The Bastard Child, is a 2014 Hindi drama film directed by Mrityunjay Devrat. The film released on 16 May 2014 in India. The film stars Pavan Malhotra, Raima Sen, Tillotama Shome, Indraniel Sengupta, Faroque Sheikh, Shatrunjay Devvrat, Riddhi Sen, Rucha Inamdar, and Victor Banerjee.[1] Filmed in India with similar characters and places mimicking Bangladesh, The Bastard Child is an Indian movie based around the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[2]

Children of War
Directed byMrityunjay Devvrat
Produced bySoumya Joshi Devvrat
Written byMrityunjay Devvrat & Asad Hussain
StarringRiddhi Sen
Rucha Inamdar
Victor Banerjee
Farooque Shaikh
Pavan Malhotra
Indraneil Sengupta
Raima Sen
Tilotama Shome
Shatrunjay Devvrat
Aarun Nagar
Music bySidhant Mathur (Songs)
Ishaan Chhabra (Score)
CinematographyFasahat Khan
Edited byApurva Asrani
Production
company
Pencil Cell Productions & Maktub Entertainment
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 16 May 2014 (2014-05-16)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Based on real events in Bangladesh, 1971. As the film progresses towards its climax, the three stories begin to intertwine with one another. It was telecast in Bangladesh Nationalised TV named "Bangladesh Television".

Press conference at IFFI 2014

Cast

Production

While writing the film's script, Devvrat researched the topic thoroughly, which included interviews with various journalists, war veterans, and refugees.[4][5] Filming for The Bastard Child was supposed to take place in Bengal, but the film was forced to relocate after only 8 days of shooting due to problems with the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India, as there were issues with the amount of local hands hired to work on the movie.[6] Filming also took place around Delhi and Haryana, and overall filming for The Bastard Child occurred mostly at night.[7] In 2013 Farooq Sheikh was confirmed to be performing in the film, only for rumors to surface that he be replacing Sabyasachi Chakraborty in the movie.[8] Devvrat addressed these rumors in June 2013, stating that Chakraborty was still part of the movie but that his original role had been split into two different characters due to the director wanting to avoid further potential issues with the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India.[8] The production for The Bastard Child experienced further issues with the film's release, as the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association did not approve of the movie's title, which included the word "bastard".[4] Devvrat responded to the criticism over the title, stating that he did not intend for the word to be seen as offensive.[9]

Of her role in the film, Raima Sen felt that it was "one of the toughest roles she has portrayed on screen in the recent past."[7]

Reception & awards

Critical reception so far has been positive.[10] Live Mint gave a positive review for the movie, which they felt contained "beautifully filmed grief and devastation".[11] Subhash K. Jha also gave a positive review, he stated "It is impossible to believe that this war epic has been directed by a first-time filmmaker. How can a virgin artiste conceive such a vivid portrait of the rape of a civilization?"[12]

References
  1. "Farooque Shaikh to play famous Bangladeshi leader in The Bastard Child". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. "'The Children of War is a film on East Pakistan's struggle for freedom". IBT. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  3. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  4. "'This story needed to be told'". MidDay. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  5. "Mritunjay Devvrat on 'The Bastard Child'". NIE. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  6. "Film unit driven out of Bengal?". ToI. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  7. "I feel the pain of the rape survivors of Bangladesh: Raima Sen". ToI. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  8. "Farooq Sheikh in Devvrat's film". ToI. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  9. "The Bastard Child is derogatory, but Naajayaz was not?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  10. "The Bastard Child: A film based on the Liberation War". The Independent. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  11. "POLITICAL ANIMALS: The horror next door". Live Mint. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  12. "CHILDREN OF WAR: MOVIE REVIEW". SKJ BollywoodNews. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
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