"Jai Bhim" Film: A Critique

Saw film Jai Bhim.

Well portrayed the ground reality in abstract. Actors have played their roles very effectively. During BJP regime, situation has worsened qualitatively, compared to the past.

The story, like any other, depends on purity of anti-evil establishment, like judiciary here, and of course, on some hero or heroine, from the evil society. Hence, the limitations of the film in portraying the ground reality in details. The presence of agents and bribery, which has flooded the judiciary, for example, can’t be shown here or not shown here in concrete.

Solution of the deep social, political and economic problems, therefore, is not Jai Bhim (The “democratic”, constitutional, institutional and peaceful) means, but class struggle by the working class and the oppressed people, leading to end of capitalism, through revolution. The caste discrimination (even against the tribes, who are illiterates and live on primitive and “bestial” economy, like on hunting rats, snake catching, etc. shown in the movie.) helps the capitalist class to oust these people from the “society”, from the production and distribution cycle, from any social security measures. In addition, when needed, they are used as labor power, much cheaper than the workers of the “higher” castes and create extra relative surplus value. Similar is the case with the women workers.

Present state power, with all its departments & machinery, is for the top rich people and not only has incorporated the old existing caste, religious system (including all discriminatory practices) but reproduces them on extended scale. It is not neutral but heavily biased against the working & oppressed people.

Inquilab and only Inquilab as constitution and constitutional path is only for the bourgeois class and fascists. They are not merely misused but are essentially for the capitalist class and to protect their rights to profit. We have enough of verdicts from the top most courts of the country (global phenomenon) to prove this understanding.

Any Left party, which has deserted class struggle, and is busy in “election to election” politics, is not a Left party, but social democrat & even revisionist.

Besides all the points, where this movie has not succeeded, is good movie, in present fascist situation in India, rouses the passions, anger and forces the conscience to revolt against the existing system. Need is to revolt again & again against all forms of injustice and discrimination, exploitation and oppression!

Today, capitalism is not only hawkish, predatory, but is dependent on its state departments, like police, administration, CBI, NIA, ED, Army & judiciary, which are extremely cruel, heartless, corrupt and criminals.

Few exceptions do exist and on rare occasions, do manage successfully to “allow” justice to few victims, but what we need is, justice for the class, the exploited and the oppressed class. And for that, we need revolution to supersede capitalism with Socialism.