Jogi

Jogi movie review: Diljit Dosanjh firmly establishes his credentials as an actor in Ali Abbas Zafar's brutal yet sensitive film on the aftermath of the 1984 ...

There is a scene, which is shown in the trailer as well, where some people beat up Jogi and his father in a bus. The action and thrill are relentless, even if there are times when the film resorts to using some predictable tropes. But the film never lags, never lets go, and doesn’t descend into the unwatchable territory for any reason. This is the only part of the film that goes a bit overboard. And there is Hiten Tejwani springing up a surprise with a truly unpredictable grey character as a cop with a vendetta against Jogi. There have been better films on communal violence but very few as layered and as real as Jogi. [Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/zeeshan-ayyub) is at home, once again, as the idealistic cop who must ensure his friend Jogi and his family are safe even as his superiors want to score political brownie points by calling for a massacre. The story focuses on the titular hero, played by Diljit, and how he makes sure over a hundred of his community members escape Delhi even as a bloodthirsty local councillor and corrupt cops are out to slaughter them for political gain. The beauty and finesse with which he brings out the helplessness and vulnerability of his character would make any accomplished actor proud. Amidst shots of burning DTC buses and neighbourhoods, the true horrifying face of a riot is displayed. Jogi attempts to correct that and makes a bold choice by setting the story in the national capital so that it hits home harder. Also read: [Diljit Dosanjh on reliving 1984 riots on screen in Jogi: ‘These are stories I grew up with’](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/diljit-dosanjh-says-1984-riots-are-always-in-subconscious-mind-of-sikh-people-101663292487097.html)

"Jogi," the 2022 drama, has been written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and has been co-written by Sukhmani Sadana. The narrative follows the protagonist.

Rawinder asked Jogi to hide everybody in the Trilokpuri police station itself, as the probability of Tejpal searching the station was almost negligible. They were taken to Tejpal, who sat just outside the Trilokpuri police station to interrogate them, unaware of the fact that all the Sikhs were actually hiding in the station itself. Tejpal was under a lot of pressure, and he wanted to show his superiors that he could deliver. He shifted the Sikhs to a Muslim shrine near Kaleem’s house and then went and told Tejpal that they were hiding in the gurdwara. That is why he went and reported about the Sikhs and told Tejpal that Rawinder was involved with Jogi. Rawinder and Jogi entered into a scuffle with them and managed to cross the checkpoint after a lot of struggles. Jogi and Rawinder went back to the gurdwara and filled the box with as many aged people and children as they could. They reached the farmhouse of Tejpal Arora and were shocked to see the scale of the preparation being done there. They had to go to the lion’s den and try to come back alive with the fuel. Rawinder met them and told them that the only option they had was to somehow escape to Punjab, as it was the safest place for them at that point in time. He went to Trilokpuri Police Station in East Delhi and ordered Inspector Kuldeep to bring all the criminals in the prison cell to him. The national capital was burning, and Tejpal Arora was ready to add more fuel to it.