Remember Yasin Bhatkal? The dreaded commander of terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen, who oversaw more than 10 bomb blasts from 2006 to 2013, was arrested in an extremely risky operation by the Intelligence Bureau officers, in a joint effort with the Nepalese authorities.
6 years after the bold operation, which did not involve even a single bullet, is now all set to be shown on the silver screen. Director Rajkumar Gupta, well known for movies like ‘Aamir’, ‘No One Killed Jessica’, ‘Raid’ etc, is now all set to show the arduous journey in ‘India’s Most Wanted’, which will hit the theaters on May 24.
Starring Arjun Kapoor, Amrita Puri, Rajesh Sharma etc in prominent roles, the movie is most probably a fictional retelling of how the Indian intelligence forces risked their all in order to nab Muhammad Ahmed Siddibappa, aka Yasin Bhatkal. Infamous as ‘India’s Osama’, Yasin Bhatkal had executed more than 10 serial bomb blasts in places like Ahmedabad, Pune, Delhi, killing more than 400 innocent people.
He also had audacious plans for a devastating nuclear attack on Surat in Gujarat, and had begun arranging the necessary equipments while hiding in Nepal. For all his bravado, Yasin Bhatkal used to hide in burqas while passing to and fro Bihar and Nepal.
However, the attempt to nab him was far from easy. Given how Lt. Col. Prasad Shrikant Purohit had to suffer for exposing the Islamic terror network under the hoax of Saffron Terror, launched by UPA in order to appease the minorities, the officers anticipated a backlash on the same lines. One of them even said, ‘We are ready to go to jail, but won’t let this monster roam free.’ On 28 August 2013, the terrorist was finally nabbed near the Motihari border by the Indian authorities. Unlike other covert operations, this was a completely clean operation, with not a single bullet fired.
While we’re delighted to hear that Rajkumar Gupta and Arjun Kapoor have decided to bring forward the tale of those unsung heroes with their latest project, there is a point which cannot be ignored. During the teaser, the faceless terrorist, who apparently is nameless, justifies his actions by quoting the Gita. When did people start becoming terrorists by learning verses from the Gita?
This subtle propaganda in the movie is atrocious. Why does Raj Kumar Gupta choose to make the terrorist quote the Gita and use its words as justification for the murders he commits. “The soul does not perish, only the body,” says the terrorist, one has to wonder if there is some sinister agenda on hand?
We hope that we’re proven wrong when this movie finally hits the theaters on May 24. We also hope that the movie pays a fitting tribute to the unsung heroes, who managed to bring back one of the most dreaded terrorists against all odds.