New Delhi: In yet another biopic, Bollywood is bringing back memories of the life of Upendra Nath Rajkhowa, a former judge from Assam who was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife and three daughters in 1970. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is all set to play the character in a biopic on the judge.
His brother and producer of the film Faizuddin has confirmed the project, according to News18.
“I was super intrigued by this story and I really wanted to be a part of such a film so I thought of going ahead and producing this film myself in my own production house… We all already know the versatility and range of Nawaz and I am delighted to announce this project with my brother,” Faizuddin was quoted as saying.
Rajkhowa’s story as reported by News18 goes like this:
Rajkhowa was appointed as the judge to Lower Assam’s Dhubri District and Sessions Court in 1969. He first came to Dhubri alone and stayed at the Circuit House and subsequently shifted to the official residence. During the Durga Puja holidays, he was joined by his wife, Putuli (Putul), and three daughters — Nirmali (Linu), Jonali (Luna) and Rupali (Ruplekha or Bhantu). Luna and Bhantu soon went back to Guwahati as their colleges were reopening.
A few days before Magh Bihu, on January 14, 1970, Rajkhowa asked Bigan Prosad Rout, a peon of the District Judge’s Court, to cut a wooden post near the bathroom attached to his bedroom. Later, he asked Rout to uproot the stump of the post, which was done with help from Md. Sahid Ali, a peon in the Assistant District Judge’s office at Dhubri, and Radha Nath Mali, who was the gardener at Rajkhowa’s residence. Rajkhowa then asked the peons not to fill up the pit, as he wanted to grow some plants there.
After some days, Rajkhowa got another pit dug by Sahid, to the east of Radha’s quarter within the compound of the official residence. He told them he would plant Padam flowers brought from Coochbehar there. On Saraswati Puja day on February 10, 1970, Rajkhowa asked his peons and orderly to watch the celebrations. When they returned around 8.30 pm, they saw Rajkhowa sitting with his wife and the eldest daughter by the fireplace. That was the last time the two were seen.
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