Apaharan is not merely the story of the kidnapping of human beings for mercenary purpose. It is the story of the kidnapping of society itself. The kidnapping of the moral fiber that sustains a civilistion.
A story that explores how values and morality are held to ransom in a world fast losing its conscience. Apharan resonates with the cry of spineless and helpless society whose very soul has been abducted.
The proliferation of crime, the precarious political balance of coalition politics, the so-called interests of minorities, fractured and purchased vote banks, a submissive and complaint bureaucracy, a corrupt police force...The blurring boundaries between politics and crime...
The time of nexus is long gone. Now criminals are politicians and politicians are criminals... Politicians who
operate from jails and criminals who operate from ministerial offices... As scared and fearful business
communities, and the common taxpayer are extorted to finance this world, there is no right and no wrong.
Tabrez, played by Nana Patekar, is a political leader.
He runs an empire which has almost become a parallel government. His influence encompasses all spheres of
power, be it political, criminal, mercenary, bureaucratic, or even philanthropic. Yashpal Sharma is Gaya Singh, Tabrez's key crony who executes kidnappings, and plans murder, safe and protected within the bars of a regular jail.
And then there's the lovely Bipasha Basu, who plays Ajay's love interest, Megha. She loves Ajay and likes to believe she understands him. But their worlds are perhaps too far apart.
Deep in the Hindi heartland of India the story of Apaharan unfolds...
The film aslo stars Cleo Issacs as Sonia, a Nightclub dancer and Ajay's distraction. She is in love with Ajay.
But Ajay, detached and cold, is perhaps no longer capable of love.Like director Prakash Jha's previous film, Gangaajal, Apaharan also promises to be hardhitting in its approach.
