The Capital witnessed the screening of the award-winning documentary, ‘The Crusader’ at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, 15 Janpath on 26th July. The biopic is based on the life and career struggles of the popular Dalit leader Dr. Udit Raj who is also the Hon’ble Member of Parliament and National Chairman of The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations. The thrust of the documentary is on the trials and tribulations faced by Dr. Udit Raj and how he came out triumphantly.
BJP MLA Udit Raj, when asked by the media, elucidated how the dalit community face racism in their day to day life but still never stops. He said,” if you have the will power to do something, religion, situations, and economic conditions doesn’t matter. What matters is how badly you want to achieve that thing. If you have the courage, curiosity and dedication for your goal nobody can take that away from you.”
Many eminent personalities from media industry attended the screening of the documentary including renowned Sandeep Marwah, famous politician Lal Krishna Advani, Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari, the much appreciated director Madhur Bhandarkar and the ambassador of Venezuela. Each of the guests appreciated the documentary and enjoyed it well.
The founder of Marwah Studios, Sandeep Marwah also spoke in the event and said that how ones religion or caste never stops a person in achieving his ambitions. He also pointed out that it was the first documentary to be filmed on an MLA and it has amazingly showcased the problems that Udit Raj faced while achieving his goals. He hoped that more and more such documentaries should be produced so that people can understand an MLA better and learn from their past experiences. He stated that documentaries are a great medium to send your thoughts, your goodness to large masses.
The documentary was well appreciated and loved by all the guests present there.
