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{{short description|2018 Indian Hindi-language film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hamari Paltan
| image = Hamari Paltan.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Release poster of the film
| native_name = 
| director = Jainendra Jigyasu
| producer = Alakh Media
| writer = Jainendra Jigyasu
| screenplay = Jainendra Jigyasu
| story =
| based_on = 
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[Tom Alter]]|[[Manoj Bakshi]]}}
| narrator =
| music = {{Unbulleted list|Malti Mathur|V. Hemanandh|Anurag Singh}}
| cinematography = Satender
| editing = Dalip Kumar
| studio = Alakh Media
| distributor = 
| released ={{Film date|df=yes|2018|04|27|India|ref1=<ref name="UNI" />}}
| runtime = 100 min.
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INRConvert|4.15|l}}<ref name="BOI" />
}}
'''''Hamari Paltan: The Children's Brigade for Change''''' is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language [[children's film]] directed by Jainendra Jigyasu. The film follows a movement led by children to stop a development project from clearing a forest and displace its inhabitants. It marked the last film appearance of veteran actor [[Tom Alter]], whose performance was praised by critics.

==Plot==
Master ji ([[Tom Alter]]) is a retired teacher in Sonapur. He teaches the local children principles of [[Gandhism]] and environmental conservation. Meanwhile, a businessman meets a corrupt politician ([[Manoj Bakshi]]) with a scheme to cut down the forest near Sonapur for a development project and displacing all its inhabitants. Master ji starts a protest against the project and is murdered for it ; the children of Sonapur and the nearby city come together to stop the project.

==Cast==
* [[Tom Alter]] as Master ji
* [[Manoj Bakshi]] as corrupt politician

==Production==
''Hamari Paltan'' marked the directorial debut of Jainendra Jigyasu.<ref name="BS">{{cite news |title=Was an honour to direct Tom Alter: 'Hamari Paltan' director |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/was-an-honour-to-direct-tom-alter-hamari-paltan-director-118040800572_1.html |accessdate=12 April 2020 |work=[[Business Standard]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |date=8 April 2018}}</ref> A few child artists in the film were cast from the [[Ralli International School]] in [[Ghaziabad]], Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="NBT">{{cite news |title=शो का आयोजन |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/ghaziabad/show-organized/articleshow/64084007.cms |accessdate=12 April 2020 |work=[[Navbharat Times]] |location=Ghaziabad |language=Hindi |date=9 May 2018}}</ref> [[Manoj Bakshi]] appeared as the corrupt politician against the children's movement.<ref name="BS" />

The director stated in an interview that Alter's role was akin to that of [[Aamir Khan]] in '[[Taare Zameen Par]]' and [[Shah Rukh Khan]] in ''[[Dear Zindagi]]''. He called directing Alter in his debut film "an honour", adding that the actor was an "acting institute himself".<ref name="BS" /> Jigyasu also wrote the film, which was intended to be released in December 2017 under the banner of Alakh Media. Its first look was revealed in September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=First look of the film Hamari Paltan |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/first-look-film-hamari-paltan/ |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=12 April 2020 |date=26 September 2017}}</ref> The film's trailer was released in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch: Trailer of Hamari Paltan featuring the late Tom Alter |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/watch-trailer-hamari-paltan-featuring-late-tom-alter/ |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |accessdate=12 April 2020 |date=26 March 2018}}</ref> Following the film's release on 27 April 2018,<ref name="UNI" /> a special screening was organised at the Ralli International School in May 2018.<ref name="NBT" /> It was promoted as the last film appearance of [[Tom Alter]] who died on 29 September 2017, although ''[[Redrum (film)|Redrum]]'', another film featuring him was subsequently released in August 2018.<ref name="UNI">{{cite news |title=Hamari Paltan: The last film of veteran actor Tom Alter, to release on April 27 |url=http://www.uniindia.com/hamari-paltan-the-last-film-of-veteran-actor-tom-alter--to-release-on-april-27/india/news/1208676.html |agency=[[United News of India]]|location=New Delhi |accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Padnani |first1=Amisha |title=Tom Alter, Blue-Eyed Star of Bollywood Films, Dies at 67 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/tom-alter-blue-eyed-star-of-bollywood-films-dies-at-67.html |accessdate=12 April 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Redrum |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3810 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Purkayastha |first1=Pallabi Dey |title=The Redrum : A Love Story Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/the-redrum-a-love-story/movie-review/65324360.cms |accessdate=13 April 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=8 August 2018}}</ref>

==Reception==
In her review for ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', Rashi Mathur noted that the director had "achieved his purpose of telling a poignant tale with a message". She was appreciative of Alter's acting, commenting that he "[enthralled] the audience, though for the last time". She opined that in the beginning, the film seemed like "jigsaw puzzle pieces" and "[gained] clarity" only in the second half. She called the film's music, its "distinct feature".<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news |title=When young brigade takes charge |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/movie-review/when-young-brigade-takes-charge-580705 |accessdate=12 April 2020 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=28 April 2018}}</ref> Pallabi Dey Purkayastha of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a 1-star rating, stating the "script sounds noble" but was lacking in execution. She called Alter the film's "only saving grace" and noted that without him the "film's prospects take a swift nose dive". She found the cinematography "not upto the mark", writing "lacklustre", songs "composed in a tearing hurry" and the climax "not too believable". Purkayashta concluded her review by stating that the film had the potential to leave "a lasting impression" had the filmmaker avoided mediocrity.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news |last1=Purkayastha |first1=Pallabi Dey |title=Hamari Paltan Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/hamari-paltan/movie-review/63970792.cms |accessdate=12 April 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=30 April 2018}}</ref>

Ravindra Tripathi of the Hindi daily ''[[Jansatta]]'' called the film "praiseworthy" but noted that the film's rawness makes the message, the film tries to convey, a little weak. He further opined that the film was a sort of "tribute" to Alter but it "would have been better had the director worked more".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tripathi |first1=Ravindra |title=फिल्म समीक्षाः हमारी पलटन – जंगल बचाने की जनचेतना |url=https://www.jansatta.com/entertainment/film-review-of-tom-alter-movie-hamari-paltan/643595/ |accessdate=12 April 2020 |work=[[Jansatta]] |language=Hindi|date=28 April 2018}}</ref>

According to the Indian film trade website [[Box Office India]], the film had a limited release on 25 screens and had a worldwide gross of {{Estimation}} {{INRConvert|4.15|l}}, earning the label "[[box-office bomb|disaster]]".<ref name="BOI">{{cite web |title=Hamari Paltan |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3753 |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |accessdate=12 April 2020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Imdb title|8333954}}

[[Category:2010s children's films]]
[[Category:2010s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2018 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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