The revolutionary digital
social platform Baba Play, that honours the ideology of Baba Saheb Bhim Rao
Ambedkar is all set to launch the upcoming thriller film Quota starring Anirudh
Dave. The film addresses the looming social evil of casteism. Baba Play being
an Indian social media entertainment app with an aim is to awaken the society
through entertainment and to spread the thoughts of Baba Saheb to the country and
the world, this film fits the vision of the platform.
Quota is a story of a
first-year Dalit student who faces severe discrimination at hands of an upper
caste student. The physical abuse leaves a scar on the student but the system
of utter negligence and purposeful targeting of lower caste students further
pushes him to take drastic steps. His actions lead to an uprising among Dalit
students who fight for justice.
The film is a presentation
of writer, producer and director Sanjiv Jaiswal. He is known for his debut film
Fareb directed by Deepak Tijori, starring Shilpa Shetty, Manoj Bajpayee and
Shamita Shetty. His film Anwar, written and directed by Manish Jha. He became a
recognized entity of the Dalit society after the controversy that arose after his
first directorial movie Shudra - The Rising. Millions of the Ambedkarites
joined in support of the film’s release and Shudra reached the theatres. His
recent success Pranaam starring Rajeev Khandelwal, Vikram Gokhle, Atul
Kulkarni, and Abhimanyu Singh is among his most discussed works. Jaiswal
envisions that his social media and entertainment platform Baba Play will
become a platform that will take the Ambedkarite thoughts to the world.
The Writer-Director,
Sanjiv Jaiswal says that “Now the country has its very own social media
platform dedicated to Ambedkarites. This will be the instrument of massive
change and films like Quota are pivotal to this change. We aim to offer
entertainment with meaning and purpose and to spread Baba Saheb's ideas across
the nation.”
Lead actor Anirudh Dave
who plays Dalit student Saurabh Rawat, the victim of casteism, is thrilled to
take a meaningful story to the audience through the Baba Play platform. He
says, “It is an honour to be chosen as the face of a story so crucial. We need
to talk about these problems that divide our nation and ultimately become our
weakness. I am excited to be featured on India’s one and only app that
represents the voice of the Dalit community.”
Garima Kapoor who will be
debuting as the female lead, plays the role of a Dalit medical student who is
also Asia's fastest rider. Ecstatic about her debut she says, “I am absolutely
thrilled to be a leading actor in a story that is socially hard hitting. The
film truly depicts the casteism that is wrecking our society from within. The
temple of knowledge is also not a safe haven for students today, and this has
to change. I am glad that I will be able to voice such an important tale
through my work.”
Aditya Om, who is one of
the popular faces from South Indian films, will be playing the role of a youth
leader who is fighting against casteism in the film Quota. Aditya Om has been
quite the name in South Indian films for his acting, writing skills and film
direction talent.
The film Quota will be
Releasing soon on the Baba Play Platform and the trailer is live already.
