Shudra: The Rising ( 2012 )

Overview

Shudra: The Rising is a Hindi language film with a storyline based on the caste system in ancient India, and more specifically the Hindu Varna system. It is directed by Sanjiv Jaiswal and dedicated to Bhim Rao Ambedkar. The film depicts the four basic units of the caste system - the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras. The film shows various rules imposed on the Shudras such as waking with a bell around their ankles and a long leaf behind their back,and a pot hanging around their neck.

Top Cast

Habib Azami

Baba

Priya Annantram

Rati

Pravin Baby

Charna

Mahesh Balraj

Bheru

Shabaj Baweja

Kartar Singh

Anurag Shukla

Raja Thakur

Shaji Choudhary

Thakur