Jogi

JOGI (Diljit Dosanjh) is the title character, a man who acted to help save the lives of fellow Sikhs during a dark and violent period in Indian history only 38 years ago. Twenty million Sikhs live in India -- only 1.7 percent of the population -- with their own religion, practices, and distinctive garb (the men wear turbans). In 1984, India's Hindu prime minister Indira Gandhi sent troops to attack an important Sikh temple, supposedly a stronghold of armed insurgent Sikhs. Soon after, one of her Sikh bodyguards assassinated her. In retaliation, local politicians and law enforcement encouraged and armed vigilante groups to kill Sikhs and destroy their property, killing somewhere between 8,000 and 17,000 Sikhs across the country in a matter of days. The attacks were especially horrific in Delhi, prompting Jogi to take action. At great personal risk, he and his childhood friend Rawinder (Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub), now a police officer ordered to massacre Sikhs, secure a truck to hide Delhi Sikhs and smuggle them through army checkpoints to safety. In the meantime, Indian groups continued shooting, raping, and dousing people and property with kerosene and setting them afire. Hatred, prejudice, discrimination, and the violence they breed are on full display here.