Rajkummar Rao's Prahaar is Ujjwal Nikam's biopic? Lawyer reaveals

Senior lawyer and Padma Shri awardee Ujjwal Nikam opened up about Rajkummar Raos upcoming film Prahaar clarifying that the film is not his biopic but a courtroom drama centred on the trial of Ajmal Kasab the lone terrorist captured alive during the 2611 Mumbai terror attacksThe film starring Rajkummar Rao in the role of Nikam explores the legal battle that followed the attacks and the challenges involved in bringing the accused to justice through the judicial systemSpeaking to ANI about the film Nikam said that director Avinash Arun and the producers at Maddock Films approached him with the idea of depicting the landmark trial and the questions surrounding its legal proceedingsIts not my biopic This whole movie is about what happened in court after Ajmal Kasab was caught and arrested and the trial that followed Nikam saidRecalling his conversation with the filmmakers Nikam said he initially questioned the idea of making a film about a lawyers lifeI asked them What kind of movie will you make about a lawyers life Nothing much has ever happened in our lives Theres no dancing or much singing Still you want to make a movie he recalledAccording to Nikam the filmmakers explained that they wanted to address key questions surrounding the 2611 trial why Kasab was prosecuted through the legal system despite public demands for his execution why the trial took several years and what the proceedings ultimately established he explainedExplaining the importance of the trial Nikam pointed to the scale of the legal proceedings and the evidence presented in courtI answered all three questions by saying that Ajmal Kasab was caught on 2611 But the charges against him were framed on May 6 2009 and his execution was announced on May 5 2010 There were 650 witnesses he said Nikam suggested that the film would offer audiences a deeper understanding of the questions surrounding the trial while leaving some aspects for viewers to discover on screenNikam admitted that watching Prahaar was an emotionally intense experience as it brought back memories of the personal hardships he endured while handling highprofile casesThis is one movie that made me feel like I and my family were the real accused he said describing the emotional impact of seeing aspects of his life portrayed on screenNikam also expressed admiration for Rajkummar Raos portrayal of him in the film Recalling his initial response when director Avinash Arun told him that Rao would play his character Nikam said he left the creative decision to the filmmakersNikam said several of his lawyer friends also remarked on how convincingly Rao had recreated his style of arguing in courtAfter watching the film many of my lawyer friends said that the forceful way you argue in court Rajkummar did the exact same thing he said praising the actor for capturing his distinctive mannerisms throughout the filmProduced by Dinesh Vijan and Maddock Films Prahaar The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam stars Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi and is directed by Avinash ArunThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever