After two successful ovations and critical acclaim for his films Mantostaan and Side A Side B in Cannes, Rahat Kazmi, the young director who doesn’t mince words when it comes talking about the goings-on in the country, comes with Rabbi, a fresh story. It’s a burning satire on whether Islam allows music or not! Says Rahat Kazmi of the film that is set again in Kashmir, “Rabbi is a satirical narration that tugs at your heartstrings, dealing with the clash of ideologies of the liberal, educated, modern Muslims and their conservative counterparts. The film focuses on love towards God instead of fear. Rabbi is the story of the rise and fall of a young musician essayed by fresh face Furqan Merchant and Bidita Bag (of Babumoshai Bandookbaaz fame), and touches a chord with Rahat’s own upbringing in a family of Sufis and his own experiences and the stand that he chooses to take in life.The film also stars Raghubir Yadav, Dolly Ahluwalia, Brijendra Kala, Virendra Saxena, Shoib Nikash Shah, Manini Mishra, Pooja Gupta etc. Rabbi is produced by Rahat Kazmi, Zeba Sajid and Sanjay Amar, with Zahid Qureshi as Line Producer. Rabbi is expected to raise a voice on the tenets of Islam, in terms of music that are misrepresented by a few of its followers. Rabbi is all set to release on 15th September, 2017.
