The legendary farmers' leader from western Uttar Pradesh always had his hand on the pulse of the people.

Uttar Pradesh didn't even have an opposition until now. Today, at least, there is a strong opposition, albeit one that the people have created on their own.

Many of us looked away when the state’s ruthlessness was displayed in Kashmir, the Northeast, Punjab. The killing of Mukim Kala in Chitrakoot jail shows that similar savageries are being carried out in India’s heartland.

With a hike of 50% in both domestic and farm electricity rates, farmers from Shamli district, angry with the Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath government, talk about the growing economic crisis.

This was a closely fought triangular contest in UP, but it looks like the BJP and BSP are now the main contenders.

A film that looks at the town and its politics, and the issues that affect it, beyond the binaries of Hindu versus Muslim.