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Shanghai (2012)

Directed by :- Dibakar Banerjee *ing : Emraan Hashmi, Abhay Deol, Kalki Koechelin, Prosenajit Chatterjee At a time when movies like Ferrari Ki Sawari and Rowdy Rathore were pulling in the crowds to the theaters, with mindless fare, Director Dibakar Banerjee tries to evoke the audiences’ grey matter with his slick and classy Shanghai .  The movie at best, can be termed as a reflection of the current state of our country.  The fictional town of ‘ BharatNagar ’ could be anywhere in India , drawing parallels with places in Orissa, Jharkhand, Chattisgargh or even Bengal .  Dibakar Banerjee sees through the state of affairs and indeed dares to speak up about the corporates-politician nexus.  The movie follows Dr Ahmadi, a social activist who is leading a people’s protest against an SEZ (Special Economic Zone) which is about to displace a huge population in a fictional town called Bharatnagar.  The SEZ is, but, projected as a for-development by the ruling party.  This is ev