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	'''''Children of War''''', also known as '''''The Bastard Child''''', is a 2014 [[Hindi]] drama film directed by Mrityunjay Devrat. The film released on 16 May 2014 in India. The film stars [[Pavan Malhotra]], [[Raima Sen]], Tillotama Shome, Indraniel Sengupta, Faroque Sheikh, Shatrunjay Devvrat, [[Riddhi Sen]], [[Rucha Inamdar]], and [[Victor Banerjee]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Farooque Shaikh to play famous Bangladeshi leader in The Bastard Child \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/farooque-shaikh-to-play-famous-bangladeshi-leader-in-the-bastard-child/article1-1161786.aspx\|publisher=Hindustan Times\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Filmed in India with similar characters and places mimicking Bangladesh, ''The Bastard Child'' is an Indian movie based around the 1971 [[Bangladesh War\|Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite web\|title='The Children of War is a film on East Pakistan's struggle for freedom\|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/politics-videos-news/6085/pavan-malhotra-farooq-sheikh-the-bastard-child-mrityunjay-devvrat-operation-searchlight-bangladesh-liberation-war-international-english.html\|publisher=IBT\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref>		'''''Children of War''''', also known as '''''The Bastard Child''''', is a 2014 [[Hindi]] drama film directed by Mrityunjay Devrat. The film released on 16 May 2014 in India. The film stars [[Pavan Malhotra]], [[Raima Sen]], Tillotama Shome, Indraniel Sengupta, Faroque Sheikh, Shatrunjay Devvrat, [[Riddhi Sen]], [[Rucha Inamdar]], and [[Victor Banerjee]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Farooque Shaikh to play famous Bangladeshi leader in The Bastard Child \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/farooque-shaikh-to-play-famous-bangladeshi-leader-in-the-bastard-child/article1-1161786.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213064057/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/farooque-shaikh-to-play-famous-bangladeshi-leader-in-the-bastard-child/article1-1161786.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=13 December 2013\|publisher=Hindustan Times\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Filmed in India with similar characters and places mimicking Bangladesh, ''The Bastard Child'' is an Indian movie based around the 1971 [[Bangladesh War\|Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite web\|title='The Children of War is a film on East Pakistan's struggle for freedom\|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/politics-videos-news/6085/pavan-malhotra-farooq-sheikh-the-bastard-child-mrityunjay-devvrat-operation-searchlight-bangladesh-liberation-war-international-english.html\|publisher=IBT\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref>

	Based on real events in Bangladesh, 1971. As the film progresses towards its climax, the three stories begin to intertwine with one another. It was telecast in Bangladesh Nationalised TV named "[[Bangladesh Television]]".		Based on real events in Bangladesh, 1971. As the film progresses towards its climax, the three stories begin to intertwine with one another. It was telecast in Bangladesh Nationalised TV named "[[Bangladesh Television]]".
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	==Production==		==Production==
	While writing the film's script, Devvrat researched the topic thoroughly, which included interviews with various journalists, war veterans, and refugees.<ref name=MD /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Mritunjay Devvrat on 'The Bastard Child'\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/Mritunjay-Devvrat-on-The-Bastard-Child/2013/12/18/article1951004.ece\|publisher=NIE\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Filming for ''The Bastard Child'' was supposed to take place in [[Bengal]], but the film was forced to relocate after only 8 days of shooting due to problems with the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India, as there were issues with the amount of local hands hired to work on the movie.<ref name=ToI2>{{cite web\|title=Film unit driven out of Bengal?\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/news-interviews/39898373_1_federation-film-unit-bengali-actors\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930054145/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/news-interviews/39898373_1_federation-film-unit-bengali-actors\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=30 September 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Filming also took place around Delhi and Haryana, and overall filming for ''The Bastard Child'' occurred mostly at night.<ref name=ToI3>{{cite web\|title=I feel the pain of the rape survivors of Bangladesh: Raima Sen\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-08/news-interviews/44940710_1_raima-sen-film-pain\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210081841/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-08/news-interviews/44940710_1_raima-sen-film-pain\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=10 December 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> In 2013 [[Farooq Sheikh]] was confirmed to be performing in the film, only for rumors to surface that he be replacing [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]] in the movie.<ref name=ToI1>{{cite web\|title=Farooq Sheikh in Devvrat's film\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/news-interviews/40232538_1_mrityunjay-devvrat-farooq-sheikh-bengali-actors\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702221627/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/news-interviews/40232538_1_mrityunjay-devvrat-farooq-sheikh-bengali-actors\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2 July 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Devvrat addressed these rumors in June 2013, stating that Chakraborty was still part of the movie but that his original role had been split into two different characters due to the director wanting to avoid further potential issues with the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India.<ref name=ToI1 /> The production for ''The Bastard Child'' experienced further issues with the film's release, as the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association did not approve of the movie's title, which included the word "bastard".<ref name=MD>{{cite web\|title='This story needed to be told'\|url=http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2013/dec/081213-the-bastard-child-mrityunjay-devvrat-bangladesh.htm\|publisher=MidDay\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Devvrat responded to the criticism over the title, stating that he did not intend for the word to be seen as offensive.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Bastard Child is derogatory, but Naajayaz was not? \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-bastard-child-is-derogatory-but-naajayaz-was-not/article1-1157000.aspx\|publisher=Hindustan Times\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref>		While writing the film's script, Devvrat researched the topic thoroughly, which included interviews with various journalists, war veterans, and refugees.<ref name=MD /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Mritunjay Devvrat on 'The Bastard Child'\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/Mritunjay-Devvrat-on-The-Bastard-Child/2013/12/18/article1951004.ece\|publisher=NIE\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Filming for ''The Bastard Child'' was supposed to take place in [[Bengal]], but the film was forced to relocate after only 8 days of shooting due to problems with the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India, as there were issues with the amount of local hands hired to work on the movie.<ref name=ToI2>{{cite web\|title=Film unit driven out of Bengal?\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/news-interviews/39898373_1_federation-film-unit-bengali-actors\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930054145/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/news-interviews/39898373_1_federation-film-unit-bengali-actors\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=30 September 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Filming also took place around Delhi and Haryana, and overall filming for ''The Bastard Child'' occurred mostly at night.<ref name=ToI3>{{cite web\|title=I feel the pain of the rape survivors of Bangladesh: Raima Sen\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-08/news-interviews/44940710_1_raima-sen-film-pain\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210081841/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-08/news-interviews/44940710_1_raima-sen-film-pain\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=10 December 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> In 2013 [[Farooq Sheikh]] was confirmed to be performing in the film, only for rumors to surface that he be replacing [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]] in the movie.<ref name=ToI1>{{cite web\|title=Farooq Sheikh in Devvrat's film\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/news-interviews/40232538_1_mrityunjay-devvrat-farooq-sheikh-bengali-actors\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702221627/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/news-interviews/40232538_1_mrityunjay-devvrat-farooq-sheikh-bengali-actors\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2 July 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Devvrat addressed these rumors in June 2013, stating that Chakraborty was still part of the movie but that his original role had been split into two different characters due to the director wanting to avoid further potential issues with the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India.<ref name=ToI1 /> The production for ''The Bastard Child'' experienced further issues with the film's release, as the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association did not approve of the movie's title, which included the word "bastard".<ref name=MD>{{cite web\|title='This story needed to be told'\|url=http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2013/dec/081213-the-bastard-child-mrityunjay-devvrat-bangladesh.htm\|publisher=MidDay\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Devvrat responded to the criticism over the title, stating that he did not intend for the word to be seen as offensive.<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Bastard Child is derogatory, but Naajayaz was not? \|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-bastard-child-is-derogatory-but-naajayaz-was-not/article1-1157000.aspx\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129131453/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-bastard-child-is-derogatory-but-naajayaz-was-not/article1-1157000.aspx\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=29 November 2013\|publisher=Hindustan Times\|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref>

	Of her role in the film, Raima Sen felt that it was "one of the toughest roles she has portrayed on screen in the recent past."<ref name=ToI3 />		Of her role in the film, Raima Sen felt that it was "one of the toughest roles she has portrayed on screen in the recent past."<ref name=ToI3 />

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{{Infobox film
| name = Children of War
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Mrityunjay Devvrat
| producer = Soumya Joshi Devvrat
| writer = Mrityunjay Devvrat & Asad Hussain
| starring = [[Riddhi Sen]] [[Rucha Inamdar]] Victor Banerjee Farooque Shaikh Pavan Malhotra Indraneil Sengupta [[Raima Sen]] Tilotama Shome Shatrunjay Devvrat [[Aarun Nagar]]
| music = Sidhant Mathur (Songs) Ishaan Chhabra (Score)
| cinematography = Fasahat Khan
| editing = [[Apurva Asrani]]
| studio = Pencil Cell Productions & Maktub Entertainment
| distributor = [[AA Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2014|05|16}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi]]
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'''''Children of War''''', also known as '''''The Bastard Child''''', is a 2014 [[Hindi]] drama film directed by Mrityunjay Devrat. The film released on 16 May 2014 in India. The film stars [[Pavan Malhotra]], [[Raima Sen]], Tillotama Shome, Indraniel Sengupta, Faroque Sheikh, Shatrunjay Devvrat, [[Riddhi Sen]], [[Rucha Inamdar]], and [[Victor Banerjee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Farooque Shaikh to play famous Bangladeshi leader in The Bastard Child |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/farooque-shaikh-to-play-famous-bangladeshi-leader-in-the-bastard-child/article1-1161786.aspx|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Filmed in India with similar characters and places mimicking Bangladesh, ''The Bastard Child'' is an Indian movie based around the 1971 [[Bangladesh War|Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref>{{cite web|title='The Children of War is a film on East Pakistan's struggle for freedom|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/politics-videos-news/6085/pavan-malhotra-farooq-sheikh-the-bastard-child-mrityunjay-devvrat-operation-searchlight-bangladesh-liberation-war-international-english.html|publisher=IBT|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref>

Based on real events in Bangladesh, 1971. As the film progresses towards its climax, the three stories begin to intertwine with one another. It was telecast in Bangladesh Nationalised TV named "[[Bangladesh Television]]".

[[File:Press conference by Mrituniay Devvrat, Director of the film “CHILDREN OF WAR” Soumya Joshi Devvrat, Producer and Actress Tillotma Shome, at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2014), in Panaji, Goa.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Press conference at [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] [[45th International Film Festival of India|2014]] ]]

==Cast==
*[[Riddhi Sen]] as Rafiq
*[[Rucha Inamdar]] as Kausar
*[[Victor Banerjee]] as Baba
*[[Pavan Malhotra]] as Malik
*[[Indraneil Sengupta]] as Aamir
*[[Raima Sen]] as Fida
* [[Aarun Nagar]]
*[[Tillotama Shome|Tilottama Shome]] as Bhitika
*Shatrunjay Devvrat as Young Aamir
*[[Joy Sengupta]] as Sudipto
*Purnendu Bhattacharya as Abbu
*Ganga Chakravorthy as Ammi
*[[Roopa Ganguly]] as Raziya
*Aweree Chaurey as Durga (Old Woman)
*Ravi Verma
*Chandra Sengupta as Old Man
*Rupsa Mondal as Mariyam
*Bhushan Vidhate as Raziya's Husband
*Harish Chhabra as Soldier Bull 1
*Devendra Chauhan as Soldier Bull 2
*Vidya Bhushan as Old Pandit
*Sanjeeta Mukherjee as Mad Woman
*Ketan Rathod as Mojid's Servant
*Guddu Gupta as Ashraf
*Debashish Mondol as Captured [[Razakar]]
*Prodip Ganguly as [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<ref>[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]</ref>

==Production==
While writing the film's script, Devvrat researched the topic thoroughly, which included interviews with various journalists, war veterans, and refugees.<ref name=MD /><ref>{{cite web|title=Mritunjay Devvrat on 'The Bastard Child'|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/Mritunjay-Devvrat-on-The-Bastard-Child/2013/12/18/article1951004.ece|publisher=NIE|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Filming for ''The Bastard Child'' was supposed to take place in [[Bengal]], but the film was forced to relocate after only 8 days of shooting due to problems with the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India, as there were issues with the amount of local hands hired to work on the movie.<ref name=ToI2>{{cite web|title=Film unit driven out of Bengal?|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/news-interviews/39898373_1_federation-film-unit-bengali-actors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930054145/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/news-interviews/39898373_1_federation-film-unit-bengali-actors|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 September 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Filming also took place around Delhi and Haryana, and overall filming for ''The Bastard Child'' occurred mostly at night.<ref name=ToI3>{{cite web|title=I feel the pain of the rape survivors of Bangladesh: Raima Sen|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-08/news-interviews/44940710_1_raima-sen-film-pain|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210081841/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-08/news-interviews/44940710_1_raima-sen-film-pain|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 December 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> In 2013 [[Farooq Sheikh]] was confirmed to be performing in the film, only for rumors to surface that he be replacing [[Sabyasachi Chakraborty]] in the movie.<ref name=ToI1>{{cite web|title=Farooq Sheikh in Devvrat's film|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/news-interviews/40232538_1_mrityunjay-devvrat-farooq-sheikh-bengali-actors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702221627/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-27/news-interviews/40232538_1_mrityunjay-devvrat-farooq-sheikh-bengali-actors|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Devvrat addressed these rumors in June 2013, stating that Chakraborty was still part of the movie but that his original role had been split into two different characters due to the director wanting to avoid further potential issues with the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India.<ref name=ToI1 /> The production for ''The Bastard Child'' experienced further issues with the film's release, as the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association did not approve of the movie's title, which included the word "bastard".<ref name=MD>{{cite web|title='This story needed to be told'|url=http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2013/dec/081213-the-bastard-child-mrityunjay-devvrat-bangladesh.htm|publisher=MidDay|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> Devvrat responded to the criticism over the title, stating that he did not intend for the word to be seen as offensive.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bastard Child is derogatory, but Naajayaz was not? |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/the-bastard-child-is-derogatory-but-naajayaz-was-not/article1-1157000.aspx|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref>

Of her role in the film, Raima Sen felt that it was "one of the toughest roles she has portrayed on screen in the recent past."<ref name=ToI3 />

==Reception & awards==
Critical reception so far has been positive.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bastard Child: A film based on the Liberation War|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=196988:the-bastard-child-a-film-based-on-the-liberation-war&catid=182:city-life&Itemid=220|work=The Independent|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> ''[[Live Mint]]'' gave a positive review for the movie, which they felt contained "beautifully filmed grief and devastation".<ref name=LM>{{cite web|title=POLITICAL ANIMALS: The horror next door|url=http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/b6ZbyIduUrW1iemTieU4MN/POLITICAL-ANIMALS-The-horror-next-door.html|publisher=Live Mint|accessdate=28 December 2013}}</ref> [[Subhash K. Jha]] also gave a positive review, he stated "It is impossible to believe that this war epic has been directed by a first-time filmmaker. How can a virgin artiste conceive such a vivid portrait of the rape of a civilization?"<ref>{{cite web|title=CHILDREN OF WAR: MOVIE REVIEW|url=http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2014/05/children-war-movie-review/4111626.html|publisher=SKJ BollywoodNews|accessdate=20 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520143207/http://skjbollywoodnews.com/2014/05/children-war-movie-review/4111626.html|archive-date=20 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3369670}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160110151851/http://childrenofwar.in/ www.ChildrenofWar.in] - Official Movie Website

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