Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain
(2014)
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is an historical-drama film set amidst the real-life Bhopal disaster that had occurred in India on December 2–3, 1984. Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Rajpal Yadav, Tannishtha Chatterjee, and Fagun Thakrar have been cast in the lead roles. Sahara Movie Studios and Rising Star Entertainment have produced the movie and have been committed to it since inception. Director Ravi Kumar described it as "a dramatization, inspired by real events". It was originally slated for a late 2010 release. In a December 2011 interview, Kumar anticipated a 2012 release, saying that "We have been invited to some major film festivals where it will be premiered. The release dates will be decided by the distributor all over the world according to their plans". In April 2013, a new trailer was released, and the film received a market screening at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival on 16 May and 19 May. A Prayer for Rain was released in the US on 7 November 2014 and will be released to worldwide audiences on 5 December 2014. A private screening of the movie was held at the youth assembly in the United Nations on 7 August 2014.
Story: Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain depicts events leading to the biggest man-made industrial disaster in history, which killed as many as 10,000 people in a single night. The movie is a narration of the story from Dilip's perspective. Dilip (Rajpal Yadav), a rickshaw driver in Bhopal, India, lands himself a job at the Union Carbide plant. The job is tough and risky with long hours, but everyone wants to hold on to their pay cheque and so Dilip keeps quiet when he notices managers at the plant ignoring safety standards. The negligence at Union Carbide led to the leakage of methyl isocyanate which killed thousands of people. Tens of thousands of people still suffer from illnesses caused by the exposure to this gas.
Cast:
Martin Sheen as Warren Anderson, the chief executive of Union CarbideMischa Barton as Eva Gascon, a Paris Match reporter
Kal Penn as Motwani
Rajpal Yadav as Dilip, the factory worker
Tannishtha Chatterjee as Leela, Dilip's wife
Manoj Joshi as Dr. Chandra
Fagun Thakrar as Rekha
Gopichand Lagadapati as Steward.
Akhil Mishra as Napolean
Joy Sengupta as Roy
David Brooks as Shane
Release Date: 7 November 2014 (US)
5 December 2014 (India)
Genre: Drama/History/True Events
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
Certificate: Not Rated
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