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''Dharam Sankat Mein'' () is a 2015 Indian
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film directed by cinematographer Fuwad Khan in his debut and produced by Sajjad Chunawala and Shariq Patel under the Trigno Media banner in association with
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, which also serves as distributor. An official remake of the 2010 British film '' The Infidel'' starring comedian
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as the titular lead, the film features
Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has Paresh Rawal filmography, appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various L ...
,
Annu Kapoor Annu Kapoor (born Anil Kapoor; 20 February 1956) is an Indian actor, singer, director, radio disc jockey, and television presenter who has appeared in over a hundred films, as well as television series. His career has spanned over 45 years as ...
and
Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfa ...
in pivotal roles, and tells the story of an ordinary Hindu man who discovers that he was originally a born Muslim, and in order to meet his biological father, must learn how to come across in the least as a true Muslim. ''Dharam Sankat Mein'' released on 10 April 2015, and received mixed reviews from critics.


Plot

Dharampal Trivedi (
Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has Paresh Rawal filmography, appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various L ...
), a caterer by profession, lives in a Gujarati Hindu household in
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with his wife and two grown children, of which his elder son makes him to fix their engagement with a girl of his choice from a strict hindu cult. Extremely derisive towards Muslims, he starts his days with the old songs of a Punjabi Sikh pop singer Manjeet Manchala (
Gippy Grewal Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983) is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hindi film industry. His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punj ...
), who has now stopped producing albums and disappeared mysteriously. Besides, he has regular arguments with a Muslim neighbour, Nawab Mehmood Nazim Ali Shah Khan Bahadur (
Annu Kapoor Annu Kapoor (born Anil Kapoor; 20 February 1956) is an Indian actor, singer, director, radio disc jockey, and television presenter who has appeared in over a hundred films, as well as television series. His career has spanned over 45 years as ...
). One day, Dharampal visits his late mother's bank vault to collect her belongings. He then finds adoption papers certifying he was adopted in 1960. He then glancing all the details decides to get the details of his biological parents and visits the orphanage from where he was adopted to discover himself to be biologically muslim and born in a muslim family. This shocks him, considering how much he dislikes Muslims, and he decides to keep this a secret. Eventually, he admits to Nawab that he is also a Muslim, and that he must find his real father, Meer Shaukat Ali, in order to speak to him. They discover that Meer is in a critical condition due to old age, living in a senior home. The Imaam taking care of Meer tells Dharampal that if Meer saw that his only son has been brought up as a non-Muslim, it could cause severe damage to his health. Therefore, he tells Dharampal to learn how to become a true Muslim and come back to meet Meer once he is ready. With the help of Shah, Dharampal begins to learn the ways of Muslim people. However, the Imaam declines Dharampal's request to meet Meer once again, claiming he is still not coming across as a true Muslim. Meanwhile, Dharampal's son, Amit, falls in love with a young girl named Shraddha and in order to marry her, he must have her father accept him and his family. Shraddha's father is a devout follower of a spiritual godman named Neelanand (
Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfa ...
). Seeking to help him impress Shraddha's father, Amit asks Dharampal to also follow Neelanand and become spiritual. However, on one occasion, Dharampal ends up admitting publicly that he is a born Muslim. Dharampal's family and Shraddha's father witness this, and Neelanand advises Shraddha's father not to have Shraddha marry Amit. Due to this, Dharampal's family leave him. A case is lodged against Dharampal for offending Muslims, and in the court, the Imaam serves as a character witness of how Dharampal detests Islam. His witness backfires when Nawaab, now Dharampal's attorney, accuses the Imaam of trying to wrongfully convert Dharampal to Islam. The court gives permission to Dharampal to see an ailing Meer. However, before they arrive at the senior home, Meer has already died. Furious over the whole situation, Dharampal tries to bring down Neelanand, the main cause of most of his troubles. He then accidentally discovers that Neelanand's eye twitches due to a very rare abnormality causing contraction of the eyelid, which Manchala also suffered from. This reminds Dharampal that Manchala had disappeared years ago, and then matches the voices of Manchala and Neelanand, confirming they are the same person. He then crashes an event of Neelanand and reveals to a large audience how Neelanand is actually a born Sikh and has been a fraud and characterless pop-singer with various cases lodged against him for adulterous relationships with many women. He gives a speech on how the religion a person follows should not matter as long as they are acting rightfully. Dharampal's family finally returns to him and Amit is allowed to marry Sharaddha.


Cast

*
Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has Paresh Rawal filmography, appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various L ...
as Dharampal Trivedi *
Annu Kapoor Annu Kapoor (born Anil Kapoor; 20 February 1956) is an Indian actor, singer, director, radio disc jockey, and television presenter who has appeared in over a hundred films, as well as television series. His career has spanned over 45 years as ...
as Nawab Mehmood Shah *
Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfa ...
as Neelanand Baba / Manjeet Manchala **
Gippy Grewal Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983) is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hindi film industry. His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punj ...
as Young Manjeet Manchala (special appearance) *
Alka Kaushal Alka Badola Kaushal is an Indian actress and producer, known for her work in Bollywood. She is also popular for her roles in TV shows such as ''Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'' and '' Qubool Hai''. She has played supportive roles in numerous H ...
as Indira "Indu" Trivedi, Dharampal's wife * Manoj Raghubir Sharma as Amit Trivedi, Dharampal's son * Rushita Pandya as Antara Trivedi, Dharampal's daughter * Auritra Ghosh as Shraddha Pandya, Amit's lover * Jagdish Rajpurohit as Vishesh Bhatt *
Hazel Keech Hazel Keech (born 28 February 1987), also known by her modelling name Rose Dawn and married name Gurbasant Kaur, is a British actress and model who has appeared in Indian films and television. She has appeared in ''Billa (2007 film), Billa'' an ...
in a special appearance in the song ''Tu Takke'' * Sunny Agarwal as young Dharampal


Neel Dharma promotion

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launched an teaser campaign to promote the film. Using
Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfa ...
's character of Neelanand Baba, they created pseudo religion called Neel Dharma. Neel Dharma had its own website,
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page and
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account. Dharam Sankat Mein also used
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in its mobile promotion.The campaign also included a range of spoof products and
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aasans from the world of Neel Dharma. Across
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, followers of Neel Dharma paraded their faith in cinemas, streets of
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, Santacruz,
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and
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. The 7 March 2015 teaser launch was dubbed the Maha Neel
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under the tagline 'Neelanand Baba's Big Screen Debut'
It is the first time a Bollywood film has 3
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and
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winners in its main cast.


Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by Meet Bros Anjjan, Sachin Gupta, Jatinder Shah, Kaptan Laadi while lyrics are by Kumar.


References


External links

* {{Viacom18 Studios 2015 films 2010s Hindi-language films 2010s Indian films Films shot in Ahmedabad Films scored by Jatinder Shah Films scored by Meet Bros Anjjan Viacom18 Studios films Indian remakes of British films Indian religious comedy films Films about Hinduism British Pakistani films Islamic comedy and humor Films about Islam Films set in Ahmedabad Hindi remakes of English films