{{EngvarB|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox film | name = Indu Sarkar | image = Indu Sarkar.jpg | alt = | caption = | native_name = | director = Madhur Bhandarkar | producer = Bharat Shah<br>Madhur Bhandarkar | writer = Madhur Bhandarkar | screenplay = Madhur Bhandarkar<br/>Anil Pandey<br/>Sanjay Chhel (Dialogues) | story = Madhur Bhandarkar | starring = Kirti Kulhari<br>Neil Nitin Mukesh<br>Supriya Vinod<br>Anupam Kher<br>Tota Roy Chowdhury | music = Anu Malik<br/>Bappi Lahiri | cinematography = Keiko Nakahara | editing = Devendra Murdeshwar | studio = Bhandarkar Entertainment<br>Mega Bollywood | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|07|28|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|title=Two Interesting Films on Gandhi Politics|url=http://www.gulte.com/trending/58681/Two-Interesting-Films-On-Gandhi-Politics|publisher=Gulte.com}}</ref>}} | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = {{INR}}120 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3570|title=Indu Sarkar - Movie - Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> | gross = {{INR}}60.70 million<ref name="boxofficeindia.com"/> | runtime = 139 minutes }}
'''''Indu Sarkar''''' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language period political thriller film, co-written, co-produced and directed by Madhur Bhandarkar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/indu-sarkar-who-is-playing-sanjay-gandhi-indira-gandhi-and-more-complete-list-of-whos-who-in-the-film-4707347/|title=Indu Sarkar: Who is playing Sanjay Gandhi, Indira Gandhi and more, complete list of who's who in the film|date=16 June 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Madhur Bhandarkar shares 'intense' first look of 'Indu Sarkar' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/madhur-bhandarkar-shares-intense-first-look-of-indu-sarkar/articleshow/57873801.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The film is set in the emergency period in India, i.e. the 19-month-long period from 1975 to 1977, when there was a state of emergency across the country. It stars Kirti Kulhari, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anupam Kher, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Supriya Vinod, Rashmi Jha, Sheeba Chaddha, and Manav Vij.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thereel.scroll.in/839827/meet-the-actress-who-plays-indira-gandhi-in-madhur-bhandarkars-indu-sarkar|title=Meet the actress who plays Indira Gandhi in Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Indu Sarkar'|date=8 June 2017 }}</ref> The film's music is composed by Anu Malik and Bappi Lahiri. The film was released on 28 July 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Controversial film Indu Sarkar on Emergency set to hit screens with few cuts|url= http://www.oneindia.com/india/controversial-film-indu-sarkar-on-emergency-set-hit-screens-2504828.html|work=Oneindia|access-date=29 July 2017|date=25 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Indu Sarkar' gets a release date|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/entertainment/madhur-bhandarkar-s-indu-sarkar-gets-a-release-date/video-o0IAoeFZj0dPi24NoCJbTI.html|work=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
== Synopsis == During the emergency, Indu's husband, a government employee, plans to use the situation to his advantage and move ahead in his career. However, Indu's sense of morality sets her on a different path.
==Cast== * Kirti Kulhari as Indu Sarkar * Neil Nitin Mukesh as Sanjay Gandhi * Anupam Kher as Nanaji Pradhan * Tota Roy Chowdhury as Navin Sarkar * Supriya Vinod as Indira Gandhi * Rashmi Thackeray as Farzana * Sheeba Chaddha as Mekhla Singh * Manav Vij as Inspector Sodhi * Abhinav Sharma as Shreedhar * Ankur Vikal as Shivam, an activist * Varun Singh Rajput as Nihal * Zakir Hussain as Inspector Mishra * Mohan Kapoor as Sahani * Parvin Dabas as Govardhab Singh, IRS Joint Director, IB * Jashn Agnihotri as herself in the song "Yeh Pal" (special appearance)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Service |first1=Tribune News |title=Up, close & personal with Yeh Pal girl |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/up-close-personal-with-yeh-pal-girl-861058 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en}}</ref>
==Production== Indu Sarkar includes a recreated version of Aziz Nazan's popular qawwali, Chadhta Sooraj Dheere Dheere Dhal Jaayega.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/madhur-bhandarkar-incorporate-famous-qawwali-indu-sarkar/|title=Madhur Bhandarkar to incorporate THIS famous qawwali in Indu Sarkar - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama |date=19 April 2017}}</ref> Rashmi Jha was signed for the role of Farzana, which is inspired by socialite Rukhsana Sultana.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/bollywood/rashmi-jha/articleshow/59896576.cms|title=Small-town girl Rashmi Jha wins hearts in 'Indu Sarkar'}}</ref>
==Release== The film was released at around 825 screens across India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indu Sarkar box office collection day 1: Amid protests, will Madhur Bhandakar's film make an impact at the box office?|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/box-office-collection/indu-sarkar-box-office-collection-day-1-madhur-bhandakar-film-4771838/|work=The Indian Express|access-date=29 July 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref>
==Reception== The film garnered mixed reviews from critics. Nitin Bhave of ''Times of India'' praised the film for its acting performances and gave the film 3 out of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/indu-sarkar/movie-review/59794948.cms|title=Indu Sarkar Review {3/5}: Bhandarkar drops most gimmicks and turns the page. But he is still far from Page 3.|website=The Times of India }}</ref> Rajeev Masand of ''News18'' gave 2 stars by saying "This is at Best an Average Movie".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/indu-sarkar-movie-review-this-film-is-at-best-an-average-movie-1476321.html |title=Indu Sarkar Review: This is at Best an Average Movie|publisher=News18 |access-date=29 July 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref> ''Hindustan Times'' criticised the director's confused narrative by giving 2 stars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/indu-sarkar-movie-review-confused-between-criticising-the-sarkar-and-championing-it/story-M6REhm3oB9V4UGGYgcyD0H.html|title=Indu Sarkar movie review: Confused between criticising the sarkar and championing it|work=Hindustan Times |access-date=29 July 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref> Giving 2 stars ''Indian Express'' also panned the film by saying "A watered-down, bloodless version of the Emergency".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/indu-sarkar-movie-review-kirti-kulhari-neil-nitin-mukesh-anupam-kher-madhur-bhandarkar-star-rating-4769901/ |title=Indu Sarkar movie review: A watered-down, bloodless version of the Emergency|work=The Indian Express |access-date=29 July 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref>
==Controversy== The film generated controversy since the time its trailer got released up until it was shown in the theatres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/indu-sarkar-in-controversy-for-the-period-it-is-set-in-bappi-lahiri-2024242.html|title='Indu Sarkar' in controversy for the period it is set in: Bappi Lahiri|publisher=Zee News |access-date=29 July 2017|date=16 July 2017}}</ref> Indian National Congress supporters heavily criticised the director Bhandarkar's attempt to portray former Prime Minister of India Mrs.Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi in a bad light.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/indu-sarkar-trailer-sanjay-gandhi-daughter-madhur-bhandarkar-congress-leader-bollywood-news/18412197|title=Indu Sarkar trailer shocking and misleading, says Sanjay Gandhi s daughter|date=11 July 2017}}</ref> However, the director clarified that it was not a biopic on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi under whose regime the Emergency was declared in the country in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/madhur-bhandarkar-indu-sarkar-indira-gandhi-anti-congress-bjp-propaganda-film-controversy-bollywood-news/18354194 |title=Madhur Bhandarkar hits back at claims of 'Indu Sarkar' being anti-Congress|publisher=Mid-Day |access-date=29 July 2017|date=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/06/21/madhur-bhandarkar-hits-back-at-congress-says-indu-sarkar-isn_a_22494286/ |title='Indu Sarkar' Isn't Sponsored by the BJP Government, Says Madhur Bhandarkar|publisher=Huffington Post India |access-date=21 July 2017|date=20 July 2017}}</ref> Sanjay Gandhi's alleged daughter Priya Singh Paul approached the Bombay High Court seeking a stay on the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-sanjay-gandhi-s-daughter-moves-hc-seeking-stay-on-indu-2510630 |title=Sanjay Gandhi's 'daughter' moves HC seeking stay on 'Indu|publisher=DNA India |access-date=29 July 2017|date=22 July 2017}}</ref> However, Bombay High Court rejected the plea after Paul failed to present solid evidence of her association with the lineage of Sanjay Gandhi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/indu-sarkar-revising-committee-clear-film-bombay-high-court-rules-in-its-favour-3852545.html |title=Indu Sarkar: Bombay HC rules in film's favour, Revising Committee clears it with 'few cuts'|publisher=Firstpost |access-date=29 July 2017|date=25 July 2017}}</ref> Just two days before the release Paul moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the release of the movie after Bombay High Court dismissed her plea.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-2-days-before-release-plea-in-supreme-court-for-stay-on-release-of-indu-sarkar-2514263 |title=Just 2 days before release: Plea in Supreme Court for stay on release of 'Indu Sarkar'|publisher=DNA India |access-date=29 July 2017|date=26 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sanjay-gandhi-daughter-petition-supreme-court-madhur-bhandarkar-indu-sarkar-4767727/ |title=Sanjay Gandhi's alleged daughter files petition in Supreme Court to stay release of Indu Sarkar|work=The Indian Express |access-date=29 July 2017|date=26 July 2017}}</ref> The Supreme Court also refused to stay the release of the film and quoted it as "The movie is an artistic expression within the parameters of law."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sc-refuses-stay-on-indu-sarkar-release/articleshow/59789194.cms |title=Supreme Court refuses stay on 'Indu Sarkar' release|work=The Times of India |access-date=29 July 2017|date=27 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sc-refuses-stay-on-indu-sarkar-release-madhur-bhandarkar-sanjay-gandhi-congress-bollywood-news/18458185 |title=SC refuses stay on 'Indu Sarkar' release|publisher=Mid-Day |access-date=29 July 2017|date=27 July 2017}}</ref>
After the release of the film several supporters of the Indian National Congress protested and even tried to stall the screening.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/congress-activists-force-cancellation-of-indu-sarkar-in-thane-4771160/ |title=Congress activists force cancellation of Indu Sarkar in Thane|work=The Indian Express |access-date=29 July 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/congress-activists-force-cancellation-of-indu-sarkar-in-thane-2028091.html |title=Congress activists force cancellation of ''Indu Sarkar'' in Thane|publisher=Zee News |access-date=29 July 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/congress-workers-disrupt-indu-sarkar-shows-in-maharashtra-1730559 |title=Congress Workers Disrupt Indu Sarkar Shows in Maharashtra|publisher=NDTV |access-date=29 July 2017|date=28 July 2017}}</ref> Congress workers created ruckus in front of a cinema hall in Indore. Police used canes to disperse those who came to blows.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/290717/indu-sarkar-congress-workers-clash-with-bjp-in-indore-disrupt-shows-in-maharashtra.html |title=Indu Sarkar: Congress, BJP workers clash in Indore, shows in Maharashtra disrupted|work=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=29 July 2017|date=29 July 2017}}</ref>
==Box office== The film earned {{INR}}8.50 million on its first day, as reported by Box office India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/indu-sarkar-box-office-collection-day-1-the-madhur-bhandarkar-film-fails-to-work-at-the-ticket-counters/articleshow/59820961.cms |title='Indu Sarkar' box-office collection Day 1: The Madhur Bhandarkar film fails to work at the ticket counters|work=The Times of India |access-date=29 July 2017|date=29 July 2017}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == {{Infobox album | name = Indu Sarkar | type = soundtrack | genre = {{flatlist| * EDM * Filmi }} | artist = {{ubl|Bappi-Anu}} | label = Saregama | producer = Bappi Lahiri }}
{{tracklist | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Yeh Awaz Hai | title2 = Chadhta Suraj Dheere Dheere | extra1 = Monali Thakur | extra2 = Anu Malik, Mujtaba Aziz Naza | length1 = | title3 = Dilli Ki Raat | extra3 = Bappi Lahiri & Anmol Malik | length3 = 3:57 | all_writing = | total_length = }}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Facebook|InduSarkarMovie}} * {{IMDb title|6620324}} * {{Bollywood Hungama movie|indu-sarkar}}
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Category:2017 Hindi-language films Category:2017 Indian films Category:Indian political films Category:Films scored by Anu Malik Category:Films set in the 1970s Category:Indian films based on actual events Category:Works about the Emergency (India) Category:Cultural depictions of Indira Gandhi Category:Films directed by Madhur Bhandarkar Category:2017 thriller films