Article 15 angers Brahmin community in Uttar Pradesh

Npnews24 online, Lucknow: Much awaited film Article 15 that is inspired from the Badaun rape and murder case seems to be heading for trouble.

The film, slated for June 28 release, has earned the ire of the community in Uttar Pradesh. Starring Ayushman Khurana in the lead, the film has been shot in and around Lucknow.

Brahmin communities are upset over the fact that the story has been “tweaked”, with the intention of portraying the accused men as Brahmins; they feel it will defame the community. Film trailer which was released last week shows two young girls of a village brutally raped and murdered, their bodies hanging from a tree.

Girl whose families are marginalized and forced to work as laborers were targeted because they demanded a hike of Rs 3, in their daily wages.

Ayushmann khurana, who plays the police officer investigation the case, is a Brahmin and deals with the caste complexities of the case.

The Badaun rape and murder case took place in 2014 when Akhilesh Yadav government was in power in Uttar Pradesh.