Shinaakht

Shinaakht (meaning Identification) is an Indian Hindi-language short film directed, written and produced by Pragyesh Singh under the banner of TNV Films. The film stars Raju Kher, Shishir Sharma, Shakti Singh, Navni Parihar, Arfi Lamba, Stefy Patel, Bikramjeet Kanwarpal and Krishna Bhatt. The film is based on Circumcision which challenges Male genital mutilation (MGM) and Female genital mutilation (FGM) as per Islamic Law.[1][2][3][4]

Shinaakht
Hindiशिनाख्त
Directed byPragyesh Singh
Produced byPragyesh Singh
Written byPragyesh Singh
StarringRaju Kher
Shishir Sharma
Shakti Singh
Navni Parihar
Stefy Patel
Arfi Lamba
Bikramjeet Kanwarpal
Krishna Bhatt
Music bySajjad Ali Chandwani
CinematographySubhransu
Edited byHimanshu Rastogi
Distributed byTNV Films
Release date
  • November 1, 2018 (2018-11-01)
Running time
40 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

The film raises the issue of FGM, which is practised in the Bohra Muslim community in India and it also questions the practices of Circumcision in Islam.[5][6] It had its premiere at Gorakhpur,[7] Hisar,[8] Raipur,[9] Jamshedpur,[10] Allahabad,[11] as part of the Jagran Film Festival in August and September 2019.[11]

The film has been selected and screened in the several National and International film festivals including Crownwood International Film Festival, Delhi Film Festival, Apulia Web Fest, Italy[12] KinoDUEL International Film Festival, England, International Short Film Festival Pune[13] Films Infest (New York City),[14] L'Age d'Or International Art-house Film Festival[15] and Ploiesti International Film Festival, Romania.[5]

Plot

The story of the film shows a close relationship between a father named Liaqat Ali (Shishir Sharma) and his two kids named Idrish (son, played by Arfi Lamba) and Sofiya (daughter, played by Stefy Patel). As per the religious customs in Islam, both were circumcised at the age of 8 and 9 as respectively. On attaining Adult age, Idrish (Arfi Lamba) and Sofiya (Stefy Patel) filed a case against their father, Liaqat Ali (Shishir Sharma), Maulvi Muhammad Basheer (Raju Kher) and Zarra Jumman Miyan, an illiterate, who performed circumcisions. The case was registered as per the provision of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and Section 326 and 326A of the Indian Penal Code. When matters were brought to the Mumbai High Court, Liaqat Ali (Shishir Sharma) took their children's side and supported them and the Constitutional laws of India.

Liaqat Ali (Shishir Sharma) was not willing to undergo the circumcision of his children but he was pressurised by Maulana Muhammad Basheer, who explained Liaqat Ali (Shishir Sharma) that it is mandatory for Muslims to undergo circumcision or else they cannot be treated as Muslims. Liaqat realised that it was his fault when he faces the facts that circumcision was carried out in medically unhygienic conditions by an unprofessional person, which affected the kids seriously and they suffered from health issues. Later, Liaqat learns that circumcision as identification of religion is nowhere mentioned in the holy book Quran and found that it isn't a mandatory practice as per the religion.[16][12][1]

Cast

Accolades
Award ceremonyCategoryResultRef.
Crownwood International Film FestivalIndian short filmWon[17]
Delhi Film Festival Award Ceremony by Jaipur International Film FestivalShort FictionNominated[18]
Eurasia International Monthly Film FestivalBest Short (under 52 min)Won[19]
International Shorts Film Festival, MelbourneBest Short, Best dramaWon[5]
Indie Visions Film FestivalBest Short, Best dramaWon[5]
Penzance International Film Festival, EnglandBest Short Film, Best Story & Best Actor Award to Arfi LambaWon[5]
LA Edge film awardsBest EditingWon[20]
CKF International Film FestivalBest Feature of the MonthWon[21]
Under The Stars International Film FestivalBest ShortWon[22]

See also

References
  1. "TNV Films releases poster of Shinaakht directed by Pragyesh Singh". Business Standard. ANI. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "Shinaakht - Cast & Crew". Cinestaan. 8 January 2020.
  3. Singh, Ritesh (30 June 2019). "ख़तने के ज्वलंत मुद्दे पर दिल को झकझोरती फिल्म शिनाख्त का पोस्टर लांच" (in Hindi). Patrika.
  4. "ख़तने जैसी कुप्रथा पर प्रहार करती प्रज्ञेश की फिल्म शिनाख्त (shinaakht) की कुछ झलकियां आज सूरा वी होटल में दिखाई गयी" (in Hindi). Lucknow: Pioneeralliance News.
  5. Dixit, Shivangi (10 June 2019). "Search Results Web results Film on Circumcision, Shinaakht Raising waive". Thenewsvolume.
  6. "रूढ़ीवादी प्रथाओं पर सवाल करती 'शिनाख्त'" (in Hindi). Navbharat Times. 1 July 2019.
  7. "10th Jagran Film Festival in Patna and Gorakhpur from 9th to 11th August". BusinessWorld. 8 August 2019.
  8. "जानें जागरण फिल्म फेस्टीवल में कौन-कौन सी दिखाई जाएंगी फ्र‍ी फिल्‍में, 13 से आगाज, शेड्यूल जारी" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 13 September 2019.
  9. "जागरण फिल्म फेस्टिवल का आगाज आज से" (in Hindi). Naidunia. 20 September 2019.
  10. "जागरण फिल्म फेस्टिवल के दूसरे दिन भी उमड़ा ऑडियंस का प्यार" (in Hindi). Inextlive. 25 August 2019.
  11. "10th Jagran Film Festival in Varanasi and Prayagraj from 2nd to 4th August". Adgully. 2 August 2019.
  12. "Official selection 2019 - Apulia Web Fest". Apuliawebfest. 8 January 2020.
  13. "4th International Short Film Festival Pune, India 2019, Official Selection List" (PDF). Isfilmfestivalpune.in. 8 January 2020.
  14. "Official Selection 2019 - Films Infest (New York City)". Nycinfest.com. 8 January 2020.
  15. "Monthly Selection – February 2019 - L'Age d'Or International Art-house Film Festival". LIAFF. 5 March 2019.
  16. "Shinaakht's Plot". Indiancine.ma. 11 December 2019.
  17. "Crownwood International Film Festival - Winners List" (PDF). crownwoodfilmfestival.com. 8 January 2020.
  18. "3rd New Delhi Film Festival-NDFF 2020" (PDF). jiffindia.org. 8 January 2020.
  19. "Winners List - Eurasia International – Monthly Film Festival" (PDF). February 2019.
  20. "LA Edge film awards Winners". Laedgefilmawards.com. 30 September 2019.
  21. "March 2019 Winners - CKF International Film Festival". ckfiff.co.uk. 1 April 2019.
  22. "Winners 2019 - Under the Stars IFF". Underthestarsiff. 8 January 2020.
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