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In Maharaj the role of Karsandas Mulji, a daring journalist, has been elegantly portrayed by Junaid Khan, who is a debutant actor, while on the other hand Jaideep Ahlawat, who is very experienced, plays the role of Yadunath Maharaj clinically known as JJ. From the viewer’s point of view, the Netflix film based on the 1862 Maharaj libel case is absolutely exceptional.
Controversy also surrounded Junaid’s film when several organizations of the right wing protested against the release of the movie. But it was otherwise with Maharaj which saw the light of the day on June 21. So, if you found the television courtroom melodrama on Netflix high voltage, here are the ten similar themed dramas that could interest you.
Aitraaz
Aitraaz, a romantic thriller presenting man and wife, Raj Malhotra and Priya Malhotra, played by Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor Khan. Their lives undergo a change when Raj’s former girlfriend, Sonia Saxena, played by Priyanka Chopra out of the entire cast, decides to play the lead roles falsely accusing Raj of sexually harassing her and attempting to rape her. The film then moves to present the legal case that ensues after this wherein Raj’s wife Priya takes up the dare as his attorney.
Veer Zaara
Veer Zaara is another exceedingly popular Bollywood movie with stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta that highlights the theme of two lovers from the two different countries and the border that separates them. Veer is an Air Force pilot who fell in love with Zaara, a woman from Pakistan. The plot develops when Saamiya Siddiqui (Rani Mukerji) accepts the case of prisoner no. 786 Rajesh Rathore, a man who refused to speak for the last 22 years. However, the moment Saamiya utters his real name, Veer goes on to explain that he was arrested by the Pakistani officials.
Jolly LLB and Jolly LLB 2
The storyline of the film Jolly LLB has taken the life of a middle-aged lawyer Jagdish Tyagi, who is played by Arshad Warsi. His life changes for better or for worse that is for viewers to describe when he fills a PIL against a wicked and powerful lawyer, Tejinder Rajpal, portrayed by Boman Irani. In its sequel, Akshay Kumar again plays a character named Jagdishwar Jolly Mishra, who has an urge of having money and goes to any extent to earn it and in the process exploits a widow. When she gets to know about the fraud, she kills herself and this leaves Jolly with so much guilt. He then found out that the widowed woman’s husband was extra-judicially killed in an encounter. This is precisely how Jolly put his skills to the test against one of Lucknow’s most influential lawyers in the pursuit of justice for the deceased.
Pink
‘No means no,’ a saying that went viral after the Bollywood movie Pink featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu was released in 2016. The film centres on three women who were wrongfully incarcerated for a crime they did not commit and were later released from prison. When Minal (Taapsee) is sexually abused, she slaps the accused, they both land up to court and what demands are made by the society putting shame on the victim. Ex-lawyer Deepak Sehgal (Amitabh Bachchan), agrees to defend them and during the climax of the court scenes he stresses on the concept of consent and denounces gender biases against women.
Section 375: marzi ya zabardasti?
The movie starring Richa Chadha and Akshay Khanna spins a story around a case registered under Section 375 of the IPC. Rohan Khurana (Rahul Bhat), a film director starts off the film when he is accused of rape by his assistant costume designer Anjali Dangle (Meera Chopra). Rohan’s case in the court is defended by an experienced lawyer Tarun Saluja portrayed by Akshay Khanna while Hiral Gandhi played by Richa Chadha fight for Anjali. Tarun, therefore, reveals discrepancies and facts that the case tries to conceal including Anjali’s desire to hurt Mayank for the emotional distress. At the same time, Hiral goes to the lengths making a point that an intercourse without consent is rape.
Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai
Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai by Manoj Bajpayee is based on real life incidents. The movie directed by Apoorv Singh Karki is inspired from the traumatic period of spiritual guru Asaram Bapu’s rape trial involving a young girl. In Rajan Bajpayee originated the character of a session court lawyer P. C. Solanki and did the best he could to get justice to a minor girl raped by a bogus godman. He struggles to the utmost of his abilities to fight for the truth.
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