DR.

RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW

UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW (U.P.)

Session- 2014-15

ENGLISH
MOVIE REVIEW: SHAHID

SUBMITTED TO:

SUBMITTED BY:

Dr. (Mrs.) Alka Singh

Name-Kunal Kumar

Assistant Professor

Roll no. - 73

English

Section - A
Semester- I

ACKNOWLWDGEMENT:

I would like to express my gratitude to all those who helped me in this topic. I extend my
sincere acknowledgements to Mrs. Alka Singh who gave me the opportunity to make a
project on the Movie Review: SHAHID. I am deeply indebted to her whose help and
stimulating suggestion helped me in choosing this topic.
I would also like to help my friends for their constant help and valuable suggestions.
I further extend my thanks to library staff of DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL
LAW UNIVERSITY who helped me in getting all the materials necessary for the project.
-Kunal Kumar
Roll No. 73

AIM:
The aim of this movie review is to portray the harsh and hard-hitting questions of religious
fundamentalism and flawed legal investigations. It also explains the demerits of TADA
(Terrorists and Disruptive Activities Act) and how under this act on mere suspicion people
were branded as Terrorists.

OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE:

The Times of India in its blog Live and Let Die propels one to consider the implications
of legalising euthanasia in our country by giving references to some real life examples.
Easeful Death by Mary Warnock and Elisabeth Macdonald urges society as a whole to turn
their attention to terminally ill patients and it raises questions such as Is it morally justifiable
in some circumstances for a doctor or other persons to end someones life or help him to end
it?
Death, Dying and the Ending of Life by Margaret P. Battin lays moral and religious views
on mercy killing. It also talks about the definition of euthanasia as not just a quiet and easy
death, or the means of procuring it, or the action of inducing it; it is much more than that.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY:
When conducting research there are often two researches being used, namely inductive and
deductive. The deductive approach is fundamentally based on imperial evidence, and goes
from observations to findings and end up with theory building. The inductive approach is
often used in relation with qualitative re-search, and is seen as flexible and allows for changes
throughout the research process.
The research has been carried out primarily with the help of a comprehensive literature
survey of available commentaries, texts, journals, reports, case-laws and online database. The
research methodology is primarily doctrinal in nature.

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION:50

You can escape a terror attack. You can fight terrorism. But what happens when you are
branded a 'Terrorist' for life? Even if you're acquitted, the right to live a life in fairness and
dignity is permanently adjourned. Case closed! The story of 'Shahid' confronts us with hardhitting questions on religious fundamentalism, flawed legal investigations, and injustices
suffered by the underdogs.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:

The story of 'Shahid' confronts us with hard-hitting questions on religious fundamentalism,
flawed legal investigations, and injustices suffered by the underdogs.

DURATION:

SUMMARY:
The movie is a story of a lawyer Shahid Azmi who was shot in his office in Mumbai. He was
a criminal lawyer who was murdered for defending a 26/11 accused.
In the aftermath of the 1992 riots, like many others, Shahid too leaves Mumbai and joins a
terrorist training camp in Kashmir. But he soon comes back home as he realizes that this is
not what he wants to do or can do. Once he is back, he is harassed by the police, tortured by
them. After spending seven years in Delhi's Tihar Jail, Shahid is let out as the police cannot
prove his involvement in any terrorist activities. Shahid's mission now is to help all those
innocent who are behind bars but have no money to hire a lawyer and prove their innocence.

REFERENCES:
WEBSITES:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/

By showing me injustice, he taught me to love justice.