Bandhak is a South Asian American film directed by Hyder Bilgrami and produced by Ramzan Lakhani. It explores the theme of racism against South Asians in the United States in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in 2001 through the story of Baldev Singh, an Indian immigrant in New York City who, facing harassment in his workplace, takes his boss hostage with a toy gun.
Bandhak (2004)
Directed by Hyder Bilgrami
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Sep 11, 2004 |
Run Time - 155 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$60,000
Themes
Tags
Attack, Gun, Harassment, Head, Hostage, Immigrant, Indian, New York, Racism, South Asian American, South Asians, Tale, Toy, United States
Attributes
Based On: based on the September 11 attacks
Narrative Location: set in the United States, United States
Subject: about race and ethnicity, September 11 attacks
Narrative Location: set in the United States, United States
Subject: about race and ethnicity, September 11 attacks
Alternate Titles
Bandhak
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