‘Quota- The Reservation’ To Release In Theatre’s on 8th April starring Anirudh Dave Inspired By True Incidents Of Discrimination With Dalit Students

The film announcement made by the makers a few months back have created a lot of buzz around the viewers, media and the critics who have written about the film ‘Quota’. The film revolves around the story of a first-year Dalit student who faces severe discrimination at hands of an upper caste student. The incidents taken place 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 “We are happy to announce to be releasing our film on big screens since the story is to be known by the nation. As a maker getting concepts that will help us to change for better is what I have constantly worked towards. 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, “As an actor to get an opportunity to be a part of a story which is based on a real incident comes with huge responsibility and all I hope is for the audience to connect to the story and evolve with time the way we have so far.”

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 in cinemas on 8^th April 2022.

Link to the trailer: https://youtu.be/rXMR6UXockw