In the movie, folk singer and Dalit activist Narayan Kamble (played by Vira Sathidar) sings this song near a slum in Mumbai. And that’s how ‘Court’ begins – the Marathi film (with spattering of Gujarati, Hindi and English) which is India’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars next year. (Know your enemy…tough times are here…we’re uprooted from our soil….this era of blindness has gouged our eyes) Jaan, Jaan, Jaan…dushmanala jaan re… Kathin aala kaad… Maati s phute naal. These are the things about Court that stood out for me. It is a very powerful movie which does a lot more than just discuss the flaws in our judicial system. Marathi film ‘ Court’, is India’s official entry for The Academy Awards, 2016.
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