

The film's dialogue are in Bundelkhandi dialect, which might be hard to follow for some, though English subtitles have been provided. They are wary of other castes and even form gangs based on caste. He has thrown in the fact that even dacoits follow caste lines. They are shown to be men of high conscience who will do their utmost to hold onto the promise once given, who never harm women and children, and are staunch worshippers of the Goddess. However, director Abhishek Chaubey, who has co-written the film along with Sudip Sharma, has done his bit to build into the myth of the dacoits. While the film continues Bollywood's romance with daakus, the treatment is relatively fresh and more realistic. Nothing is what it seems and various interpretations of truth come tumbling out as the narrative goes back and forth in time.

Their lives take a turn when they help a woman (Bhumi Pednekar), who had stumbled into Chambal carrying a sick girl. Virender Gujjar (Ashutosh Rana), a policeman has a personal vendetta against them and has vowed to kill them come hell or high water.

Lakhna (Sushant Singh Rajput) and Vakil (Ranvir Shorey) are his trusted lieutenants. Their rebellion exists at an existential level, as more often than not they are men running away from themselves, from their circumstances. Maan Singh (Manoj Bajpayee), is the leader of a merry band of dacoits, only they call themselves baaghi (rebel). I had not even finished the script, normally I don't cast in a film until it is written.Set in the ’70s during the Emergency era, Sonchiriya is a story based in Chambal, which has long been the favourite playing field of directors wanting to channel their inner Sergio Leone and whip up a hardcore Western. The casting of the film began after his passing away. He was a special man, it’s a big loss that he is not around here."įurther reacting to Rajput being the first choice for Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, Kapoor said, "No no, I have heard this rumour as well. But it was not acknowledged until he passed away, which suddenly jolted people out of their slumber and they all stood up to say that they love this guy. Like in Kedarnath and how there is something in that film and there is love, truth in it. Maybe the media didn’t acknowledge him for his work. In an interview with Bollywood Bubble, Abhishek Kapoor said, "Sonchiriya and Sushant did get a lot of love after his passing away.

He also said that Rajput's film, Sonchiriya and the actor got 'a lot of love after his passing away.' Abhishek Kapoor: 'Sonchiriya and Sushant did get a lot of love after his passing away' The director said that his work in both films was not 'acknowledged until' his untimely demise. Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor recently, during an interview, remembered late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, by talking about his work in Kedarnath and Sonchiriya.
