Blood Brothers (2007 Indian film)

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Blood Brothers
Directed by	Vishal Bhardwaj
Written by	Matthew Robbins
Produced by	Bill Gates Foundation Mira Nair
Starring	Siddharth Ayesha Takia Pankaj Kapur Pavan Malhotra
Cinematography	Guillermo Navarro
Edited by	Dattaraya Godhodke Meghana Manchanda Sen
Release date	7 September 2007 (2007-09-07) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Running time	13 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Blood Brothers is a 2007 short film on HIV-AIDS directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. The film, written by Matthew Robbins, is one of the short films made on HIV-AIDS on behalf of the Bill Gates foundation.^[1]^[2] It was released as one of the four segments of the anthology film AIDS JaaGo (AIDS Awake), with Positive (2007 film).^[3]^[4]

Blood Brothers features Siddharth,^[5] Pavan Malhotra and Ayesha Takia in lead roles. Vishal chose cinematographer Guillermo Navarro to shoot his film. The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.^[6]

Plot

The film revolves around a successful advertising campaign manager named Arjun Dutt. During a routine medical check-up, he discovers that he is HIV positive. He is totally devastated. Instead of accepting the truth and informing his pregnant wife and son, he runs away from his home and job.

While wandering like a beggar through the trains, he is robbed by a group of thugs who beat him up and leave him for dead. Then a doctor takes him to his hospital. After coming to his senses, Siddharth tries to leave but is stopped by the doctor. The doctor conducts another test to find that Siddharth is, actually, HIV negative.

Siddharth returns to his family and while searching through his doctor's records discovers that another patient, also named Arjun Dutt, is HIV positive while he has always been HIV negative. He is now faced with the dilemma of revealing the truth to the blissfully unaware man, or remaining silent.

Cast

Siddharth – Arjun Dutt
Ayesha Takia – Keya
Pankaj Kapur – Dr. Bhootnath
Pavan Malhotra – Arjun Dutt (Coach)
Mukti Mohan

Reception

A review for the Indian Journal for Medical Ethics stated, "There are sensitive portrayals by the lead actors, and Pankaj Kapur is a delight in a brief role as the gruff, straight-talking doctor."^[7]

References

^ "Democratisation of cinema brings best films to India". Sunday Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
^ "Actors we missed this year". Rediff. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ "World AIDS Day 2022: Must-watch Bollywood movies that raised AIDS awareness". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "On World AIDS Day, Here're 4 Bollywood Movies That Raised Awareness About HIV AIDS". iDiva. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
^ "5 Bollywood films and one anthology that dealt with HIV/AIDS with great sensitivity".
^ The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 401. Hollywood Reporter Inc. 2007.
^ "A wake-up call on HIV". Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

External links

Blood Brothers at IMDb

v t e Vishal Bhardwaj
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Films produced	No Smoking (2007) Ishqiya (2010) Ek Thi Daayan (2013) Dedh Ishqiya (2014) Talvar (2015) Kuttey (2023)
Television	Modern Love Mumbai (2022; segment: "Mumbai Dragon") Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang Valley (2023)

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