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Synopsis: As India, the world's largest democracy, braces itself for another general election- with 9 million polling booths, more than 800 million voters, and costing nearly $5 billion -- Newton Kumar, a rookie government clerk finds himself entrusted with a task that appears deceptively simple: conducting elections in a remote village in the jungles of central India. The bushes teem with Communist guerrillas, who have been waging a decades old war against the state, even as the indigenous tribals live without any access to mainland amenities. Conducting 'free and fair' elections in a minefield like this is no child's play, as Newton learns over the course of this eventful day. Unfazed with the cynicism and danger all around him, Newton is determined to do his duty. But, as they say in the jungle, 'The more things change, the worse they will get'.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Amit Masurkar
Production: Drishyam Films
  6 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
Year:
2017
106 min
619 Views


- Son, don't say no

The dowry is 1 million rupees

cash and a motorcycle

Don't want any of it

Who's giving it to you? I'll take it

Talking back to your father

Calm down

I will marry a graduate

Chewing your own degree isn't enough?

Must she have one too?

What's wrong with a college graduate?

Will she massage your

mother's feet?

The job has made you deluded

Next you'll want to marry a

high caste girl

Too big for your boots

Calm down

I will never marry. Happy?

Try these Bollywood lines

on your office intern

I am your father.

You good-for-nothing

- Calm down

- Why?

You've spoilt him rotten

The office atmosphere is peculiar

People play cards, trim their nails

They just pass time

No file moves without a bribe

Everyone thinks like you at first.

Soon you'll be like them

I'm not there to make money.

A call centre would pay more

I want to make a difference

Newton, you know your problem?

My honesty?

No

Your arrogance about your honesty

Newton, your honesty is not doing

the world a favor

It is expected of you

Honesty makes the heart lighter,

less burdened

The office is closing

Keep working with your

honesty intact

The country will progress alongside

Kamal, here's the ink

...the strip seal, stamp...

...chalk, wax and carbon

Here. It's all on this list

- Sir, you've forgotten the green seal

- Sorry. Here

- The rule book

- No need. I know it by heart

He's bright. Don't need to

tell him anything

Kamal Kishore, you look smart

Know how to work it?

We keep the control unit.

The balloting unit is...

...is used by the voters

- Know where you're going?

- Booth no. 148

Kondanar

Very first elections there

Only 76 voters

No problem, sir. We have a booth

for one voter in Gir jungle

Really?

This is Dandakaranya,

not Gir jungle

It has a strong Maoist presence

The violence was 6 months ago.

It's under our control now

You'll get full security

Two officers and a local BLO

to help you

You'll fly by helicopter

But I'm deputed to the City Hall?

- Who said so?

- Mr Bansilal

Do I make the list? Or does he?

You make the list, ma'am

I've just got married.

My wife is pregnant

- I am a heart patient

- A heart patient?

Did you hear that?

A heart patient

The doctor has told me

not to fly

Your medical certificate?

I'll bring it in an hour

No, half an hour

Mr Meshram, can someone

from Reserves go?

I'll check, ma'am

In the jungle...

...logic doesn't work

Only instinct

Didn't 19 people die in

the last election?

Not just here, but throughout

the county

Elections are being held here

after years

We'll know the casualties numbers

tomorrow

Sir, there's a river 3-4 km away

- Pakistan is up ahead

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