A film based on Bhopal gas tragedy will be released on November 5.
A Prayer for Rain is a historical drama film set amidst the real-life Bhopal disaster that had occurred in India on December 3, 1984.
Martin Sheen, Mischa Barton, Kal Penn, Fagun Thakrar, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Rajpal Yadav have been cast in the lead roles. Sahara Movie Studios and Rising Star Entertainment have produced the film and have been committed to it since inception.
Director Ravi Kumar described it as ‘a dramatisation, inspired by real events’.
This is a film that depicts the shocking events, leading to the biggest man-made industrial disaster in history killing as many as 10,000 people in one night.
The movie is a narration of the story from Dilip’s perspective. Dilip (played by 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, still 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 isocyanide which killed thousands of people. Tens of thousands of people still suffer from illnesses caused by the exposure to this gas.
Rajpal Yadav says, “This film is not a biopic nor based on any legal procedures but this showcases the lives of people who have suffered with the gas tragedy and are still suffering.”
This film took as long as seven years as far as research and drafting of the film is concerned. After a proper research the film went on floors and each character had a bit of his or her contribution in the film.