Aarakshan mirrors malpractices in education system
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oi-Kalyani Prasad Keshri
By Kalyani Prasad Keshri
While
talking
about
his
upcoming
film
Aarakshan,
filmmaker
Prakash
Jha
told
that
the
film
mirrors
the
wrong
practices
which
have
crept
into
the
education
system
of
the
country
in
last
two
decades,
especially
in
the
backdrop
of
crass
commercialisation
of
the
sector.
"People
who
have
got
the
benefits
of
reservation
and
those
who
haven't
feel
pained
equally
today
since
a
system
framed
with
a
view
to
bring
forward
the
backward
segment
of
society
has
gone
array," Jha
told
reporters,
while
promoting
Aarakshan
in
Gujarat.
"Because
of
reservation
what
happened
is
that
seats
of
the
progressive
community
got
curtailed,
in
turn
the
competition
shot
up,
which
gave
a
big
push
to
crass
commercialisation
of
education
in
the
country," explained
Jha.
"So
I
don't
understand
where
our
education
system
is
taking
us," reasons
Prakash.
Education
has
become
the
biggest
business
in
the
country,
it
is
like
a
paid
service
without
guarantee.
Despite
all
the
policy
guidelines
from
government
in
place
at
time
it
appears
that
there
is
no
direction,
Jha
told.
"My
film
Aarakshan
is
an
attempt
to
highlight
where
the
education
system
of
nation
is
heading
towards," he
said.
I
keep
observing
the
trends
in
society
and
try
to
understand
them.
When
I
deem
fit
that
it
is
a
good
enough
a
issue
I
produce
a
film
on
it,
Jha
said
adding
everything
cannot
be
left
in
private
hands.
The
film
features
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Saif
Ali
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
in
the
lead
roles.