Section 375

Movie- Section 375

Director- Ajay Bahl

A movie director is accused of raping a costume assistant working on his film. While he is sentenced to jail by the Sessions Court, the case is reopened in the High Court. And in the face of media and public scrutiny, two determined lawyers battle it out.

Anjali (Meera Chopra) goes to director Rohan Khurana’s (Rahul Bhat) home to show him costume options for a shoot. The same evening Khurana is arrested for raping her. What transpired while she was at the director’s home forms the main plot of ‘Section 375’.

Based on the evidence, the filmmaker is sentenced to ten years of rigorous imprisonment by the Sessions Court, but the case is soon reopened in the High Court. Going against public sentiment, high-profile lawyer Tarun Saluja (Akshaye Khanna) takes up the case to defend Rohan Khurana. The prosecution lawyer representing Anjali is Hiral Gandhi (Richa Chadha), an earlier associate of Saluja.
“We are not in the business of justice, we are in the business of law,” is Saluja’s pet adage to Gandhi. One that she does not buy into at all. ‘Section 375’ presents versions of the same story from two different perspectives.

Court room suspense and drama, the theatrics, appeals and allegations, denials and cross-examinations all make up for an interesting watch.

Akshaye Khanna is sauve, calm and cool and Richa Chedda is forceful and unrelenting. She wants justice for the alleged victim and severe punishment for the man guilty of the crime. Each time they try to prove the other at fault and the viewers are kept guessing about the outcome of the trial.

Great drama that keeps us engrossed.

Do watch this one. A good one time watch.