Mee Raqsam

Mee Raqsam is an Indian Hindi-language drama film produced and directed by Baba Azmi.[1] Written by Safdar Mir and Husain Mir, the film tells the story of a young Muslim girl who wants to become a dancer.[2] It stars Naseeruddin Shah, Aditi Subedi, Danish Husain, Shraddha Kaul and Rakesh Chaturvedi Om in lead roles.[3] Mee Raqsam was released on ZEE5 on 21 August 2020.[4]It has been chosen to be opening film at Coalition of South Asian Film Festivals (CoSAFF) 2020.[5][6][7]

Mee Raqsam
Promotional poster
Directed byBaba Azmi
Produced byBaba Azmi
Written bySafdar Mir
Husain Mir
Starring
Music byRipul Sharma
CinematographyMohsin Khan Pathan
Edited byPooraj Kapoor
Production
company
AZMI Pictures Pvt Ltd.
Distributed byZEE5
Release date
  • 21 August 2020 (2020-08-21)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

A very moving father-daughter bond, which is generally unusual for a Hindi film. Classical dance, which is not just the love of the girl's life, but also becomes a weapon that defeats powerful restrictive forces of society.The unlikely but very credible courage and heroism of a traditional Muslim who chooses his daughter's desire over obedience to his religious elders.Mee Raqsam was filmed in Kafi Azmi native village of Mijwan in Azamgarh district.[8]

Cast

  • Naseeruddin Shah as Hashim Seth
  • Aditi Subedi as Mariam
  • Danish Husain as Salim
  • Shraddha Kaul as Zehra Khala
  • Rakesh Chaturvedi Om as Mr. Jai Prakash
  • Vikas Kumar Yadav as Chandu Bhaiya

Reception

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express called it an "important film, whose heart is firmly in the right place, lighter on its feet."[9] Shruti Shiksha of Zee News wrote: "Mee Raqsam seems contended being functional while telling its story and putting a rather simplistic message across.".[10] Soumya Srivastava of Hindustan Times mentioned that ‘'It's heart is in the right place'’ and some parts of the movie are going to stay with us for a long time."[11] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in mentioned that "even though the conflict isn't particularly novel, Azmi's interpretation has given it layers".[12]

References

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