Maachis- A tale of the aftermath of 1984 anti-Sikh violence

Preview: Based on the anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984 that followed Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her own Sikh bodyguards, Maachis was an introspection into the aftermath of the pogrom focusing on the witch-hunting of Sikh men and women in Punjab. The story is situated in a small village of Punjab, where Jassi played by Raj Zutshi lives with his mother and his sister Veeran played by Tabu. Jassi’s childhood friend, Kripal Singh (Pali) played by Chandrachur Singh is also engaged to be married to Veeran. The plot centres on these three innocent youth and how a looming tornado of surveillance and witch hunting sponsored by the state is slowly approaching them, after which none of their lives ever remained the same.

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