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Shudra: The Rising (2012)

Directed by Sanjiv Jaiswal

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.

Length 120 minutes

Actors

Habib Azami | Priya Annantram | Pravin Baby | Mahesh Balraj | Shabaj Baweja | Anurag Shukla | Shaji Chaudhary