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a short review.....
If you want to change the system, be a part of it. Sahid lived and breathed his last breath for this belief.
'
Sahid' is a work of
fiction based on the fascinating true story of slain human rights activist
& lawyer Sahid Azmi, accused of terrorist links; he was imprisoned under a
draconian law before he went to become a fearless lawyer.
The
film traces the awe-inspiring journey of an impoverished citizen who became n
unlikely messiah for human rights and an inspiring testament to the human
spirit. Hansal Mehta's latest film Shahid, based on the life of slain defense
lawyer Shahid Azmi, is a powerful story about a man who stood up for what he
believed in and paid the price for it.'
It's
a movie that makes you hopeful and then hopeless, but yet offers you the
strength not to lose hope.
Roy
Black, "By showing me injustice he taught me to love justice. By teaching
me what pain and humiliation were all about, he awakened my heart to mercy.
Through these hardships I learned hard lessons. Fight against prejudice, battle
the oppressors, support the underdog. Question authority, shake up the system,
never be discouraged by hard times and hard people. Embrace those who are
placed last, to whom even bottom looks like up. It took me some time to find my
mission in life - that of a criminal defense lawyer. But that 'school', and
that Teacher, put me on my true path. I will never be discouraged. Even thorns
and thistles can teach you something, and lead to success."
Sahid
has this paragraph on his office door. The movie starts with Sahis'd death and
continues with what he had experienced in his journey of becoming and
practicing as a defense lawyer. Shahid gets ragged in a case linked with what
is suspected as terrorist activity. After immense torture in penitentiary, he
finally signs the confession statement. Accused of terrorism case, he stays in
prison for more than two years awaiting the announcement of 'not guilty'.
