The difference in their worlds is clear.Īware that Jyoti’s grandmother could resort to extreme measures, the couple seeks refuge in a government safe house which visually paints a sorry picture of institutions meant to provide protection to couples like Jyoti and Ashu. His father is serving a jail sentence for an alleged arms-related crime. He runs his family’s kasaikhana by the day and is a police mole involved with an illegal trade outfit in the night. She is a chartered accountant, who belongs to a politician’s family. Jyoti (Sanya Malhotra) elopes with the help of a college professor to marry Ahmed/Ashu (Vikrant Massey). The topic being explored hangs on the nose - how and why, even in the current time, khap panchayats and families resort to honour killings in states like Haryana where this film is set. They supposedly have legal protection but that hardly comes in handy. REVIEW: Within the first few minutes, with grim visuals of how Dagar (Bobby Deol), a mercenary hired by families, panchayats and the powerful pockets of the community, eliminates lovers who’ve married outside of their caste, religion and so on. STORY: Knowing well that their families won’t approve of their inter-religious relationship, Ashu and Jyoti elope and get married in court, only to be chased around by Dagar, a killer-on-hire, out to penalise them for their actions.
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