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      • Maachis is a tribute by Gulzar to the most vulnerable and those who disappeared into the unknown. However, there’s more to be told, one film alone cannot show the pain and torture that the Sikh community has been through.
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      25 Years of Gulzar's Maachis: Why this Fierce and Honest Film ...

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    Plot. The story is set during the mid-to-late 1980s in Punjab, India, a period marked by violent insurgency triggered by Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, and the subsequent 1984 Sikh Massacre. The narrative unfolds through a series of flashbacks.

  4. www.hindustantimes.com › lifestyle › art-cultureMaachis: Still lit, after all these years - Hindustan Times

    Directed by Gulzar, Maachis was a rare and fiercely political Bollywood film that attempted to understand a turbulent period of Punjab’s history. It was set in the late ’80s in the aftermath of...

  5. www.firstpost.com › entertainment › maachisMaachis completes 25 years: Gulzar displayed commendable ...

    Oct 25, 2021 · There also are emotionally charged monologues — about the broken state of affairs, the wounds of partition, the forced subservience upon the Sikh community, the staged encounters driven by greed for promotions and yet it never seems like the narrative is peddling any of it to justify the militancy.

  6. www.ottplay.com › news › as-maachis-completes-25As Maachis completes 25 years of release, examining ... - OTTplay

    Oct 27, 2021 · Maachis, which released in October 1996 and starred Chandrachur Singh, Tabu, and Om Puri, combined pathos and tenderness to narrate the story of Sikh insurgents

  7. everything.explained.today › Maachis_(1996_film)Maachis Explained

    Maachis is a 1996 Indian period political thriller film written and directed by Gulzar and produced by R. V. Pandit. It stars Chandrachur Singh , Om Puri , Tabu , and Jimmy Sheirgill . The film portrays the circumstances surrounding the rise of the Sikh insurgency in Punjab in the 1980s. [2]

  8. www.deccanherald.com › entertainment › maachis-turns'Maachis' turns 25: A look at the Gulzar-helmed movie's rich ...

    Oct 24, 2021 · On Monday, as Gulzar's masterpiece turns 25, here is a look at the main reasons behind its popularity. Apt title. Gulzar's movies were synonymous with simple and effective titles that conveyed the...