“Section 375” Will Just WoW You!
“We are not in the business of Justice, We are in the business of Law” says Akshaye Khanna in “Section 375”. This statement will reiterate in your mind a lot of times after having watched this “Astounding” movie!
This is one of the best “Intellectually Invigorating” movies I watched on Courtroom Portrayal in Indian Cinema. The earlier one I relished was Shahid (Rajkumar Rao) along with some others.
This film has Richa Chadha and Akshaye Khanna cast as lawyers. While Richa Chadha represents the victim Anjali Vasudev Dangle who is played by Meera Chopra, Akshaye Khanna represents the accused Rohan Ravi Khurana who is played by Rahul Bhat. Anjali works as an assistant costume designer with film director Rohan Ravi and accuses him of raping her. This is where the film starts. Akshaye Khanna chooses to advocate the accused, Rohan Ravi Khurana.
Director, Ajay Bahl, through this movie, is trying to draw viewers' attention towards the difference between “Justice” and “Law”. Movie sets out its theme in the starting itself when Akshaye Khanna in a speech to Law students says “Justice is the goal, Law is just a tool to get there”. He, in spite of being a Lawyer himself and giving a speech to Law students says, “One should not fall in love with the Law. Law is a Jealous Mistress, it requires a prolonged courtship and may finally disappoint you in the end”.
Akshaye Khanna is shown as a mature lawyer in the movie, who is aware of harsh realities in the Law and who knows that the Law may not always deliver justice. Richa Chaddha, on the other hand, is shown as a new enthusiastic lawyer who wishes to ensure justice with the Law as a tool, only destined to realize by the end of the movie that Law and Justice are not synonymous.
Director, in this movie, in a very balanced and amazing way, is able to show various inconsistencies and limitations in the current Law system and successfully able to draw the attention of the viewers, the various pressures Law system faces from the society and in the course of which, may fail to deliver the Justice. The Law system is there to uphold the law, but in the end whether the Justice is ensured, is questionable!
Radical Subject, Superb Direction, Marvelous Dialogues with Magnificent Delivery, and Awesome Acting. One of the Incredible dialogues still echoing in my mind is “The Law is a fact, Justice is abstract”. Another one is “Will is more important than the Consent”.
This is not a family entertainer, as was evident from just 10 of us (I and some others I do not know about) watching the movie in the entire theater. If you like Intellectual Stimulation, If you are interested in the theme of the movie or if you like to watch some good directed and well-acted movies, then I would highly recommend it to you.
My rating — 4/5.
