Chandigarh/ Punjab (November 9, 2013): Raj Kakra’s debut Punjabi movie “Kaum De Heere” shall be testing its fate with India’s Board of Film Certification in January next year (2014) though it has already started to gathering support, mainly on social media. This movie is reportedly based on life of Bhai Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, who had assassinated Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
According a recent write-up that has appeared in a Punjabi monthly “Wangaar”; this movie is a determined effort by lyricist-turned-singer cum-actor Raj Kakra.
“On being asked: Wasn’t you fearful while taking such a large step? Raj Kakra turned serious and humbly replied that if the life of Phoolan Devi, Pan Singh Tomar and killers of Rajiv Gandhi could be screened, why can’t there be a movie on our nation’s legends?” writes Baljeet Singh Khalsa, a frequent author associated with Wangaar Magazine.
The write-up has revealed that the characters of movie shall have real names of the persons whose part they are to play in it.
Main characters of the movie are named after Bhai Beant Singh, Bhai Satwant Singh, Bhai Kehar Singh, Bibi Bimal Kaur, Bapu Tirlok Singh, Surinder Kaur and Mata Piyar Kaur.
It is notable that till date some posters and pictures (images) of the movie and some scenes of the movie are released by Raj Kakra over social networking website Facebook. Raj Kakra has sought support of the Sikh nation for this movie.
Related Document: (Write-up by Baljeet Singh Khalsa, published in “Wangaar”; Issue: November 2013; Page 15)