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Kohram

Name: Kohram
Director: Mehul Kumar
Released: 1999
Duration: 150 min

Representation Score

3.1/10

Limited

1999

Director

Mehul Kumar

Runtime

150 minutes

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Kohram is a typical late-90s action thriller that prioritizes high-stakes drama and traditional genre conventions over social complexity. The narrative centers on a strict moral divide, emphasizing duty and retribution through a predominantly male perspective. While the film maintains a consistent cultural identity fitting its time period, it lacks characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity. It functions as a standard genre piece that reinforces established social hierarchies and conventional gender roles.

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Category Breakdown

Does Kohram have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or stories. The social world is focused on traditional heterosexual relationships.

How does Kohram portray gender?

Limited

Male characters drive the story through physical action, while female characters mostly support the plot emotionally or as romantic interests.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Kohram?

Fair

The cast is culturally uniform, reflecting the film's Indian setting. It emphasizes internal cultural identities rather than diverse racial representation.

How does Kohram represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story upholds traditional moral values and the stability of the state. It relies on a conventional good-versus-evil conflict.

Does Kohram include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no detailed portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. Characters with impairments are not central to the story.

Present on Screen

Maintains a consistent and cohesive cultural identity reflective of its regional context.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks women's ability to drive the story, relegating women to supportive or romantic roles.
There is a complete absence of LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight-centered identities.
The film fails to provide nuanced or central portrayals of characters with disabilities.
The story relies on simplistic moral binaries rather than exploring complex social critiques.

Official Synopsis

Major Balbir Singh Sodhi (Amitabh Bachchan) attempts to kill the Indian Home Minister Veer Bhadra Singh (Danny Denzongpa) but is unsuccessful. He has been identified, and the army is on the look-out for him to court-martial him. They suspect that he has assumed a new identity, that of Devraj Hathoda alias Dadabhai...

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