TAKILA MOVIE

TAKILA is a Musical drama, dedicated to the tradition of marriage bands in India and all their unknown artists.

It is based on true events depicted in the awarded novel, “Sacred Solitude” by Dr. Mohammad Aleem.

In the backdrop of the story is Shaikhpura , an old administrative region of the Northern India.

In this Muslim dominated area, there is a small dwelling of backward Hindus which is called the LoharTola, the mohalla of the Blacksmiths. This small dwelling was established by a Muslim Zamindar many decades back with the sole aim of exploiting the poor inhabitants for their own causes, like using them on their farmlands and other menial jobs.

The visual narrative has many layers to it and contains a powerful artistic statement with a deeper message.

TAKILA, a film by Mustajab Malik, who is an independent filmmaker .This Hindi feature film is crowd funded and it is the first movie for the big screen for the entire creative, technical and non- technical crew .