Many a film has fallen prey to the good intention but awful execution trap. Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho does too. Inspired by a true life story of a boy sentenced to jail by the high court for allegedly raping a buffalo, director Vinod Kapri attempts to take on the ridiculous belief systems of rural India and how it could adversely affect some hapless lives. But unfortunately what he ends up doling out is an insensitive, misogynist, unfunny, not-worth-taking-seriously mess.

The film starts off with the summoning of 'Miss Tanakpur' by the court. The story then goes into flashback mode and mirrors all the events that led to the summoning of 'Miss Tanakpur' by the court. The film is set in the village of Tanakpur, which is 'headed' by the 'Inglish eespeaking Pradhaan' Sualal Gandas (Annu Kapoor), who is married to a young Maya (Hrishita Bhatt). Pradhaan is unable to keep his 'wife happy', which leads her to fall in love with a young and aspiring wannabe' policeman Arjun (Rahul Bagga). The duo never skips even a single opportunity to meet each other, something that sets Pradhaan's mind to work overtime with suspicion.

In many ways, watching Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho is like watching a television news channel -one devoted to presenting bizarre stories that either shock your senses or numb them. Like the three-headed snake, past life encounters, man-eating aghoris - you get the drift. But then, the premise of the film - as absurd as it is - is inspired by a true story and the director, Vinod Kapri first explored it in the capacity of a journalist. So while the film has a solid plot and story on paper, its cinematic interpretation bears the touch of a debut feature filmmaker, discounting his experience of having made numerous documentary films before.

MISS TANAKPUR HAAZIR HO is a social satire based on a real life story. First time director Vinod Kapri was intrigued by a news story in Rajasthan wherein a boy was sentenced to five years imprisonment for raping a buffalo. He visited the village, met the boy and his family, accusers, doctors, lawyers and even the veterinary to understand how this could be! What stumbled out was a fascinating fact which he has tried to portray on screen with an ensemble cast that does justice to his plot. However, having said that, one must admit that Kapri, after laboring through the first half, to bring the film to a point of suspense, goes overboard in histrionics, thus diluting the major impact he was able to build up.

Truth is stranger than fiction, and that truism can sometimes become the fulcrum of a film. 'Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho' hangs itself on a preposterous peg : can a buffalo be, err, to put it delicately, sexually assaulted by a human? There's a great deal of potential in Vinod Kapri's debut feature. Because stranger things have happened, especially in the Khap-ridden region that 'Tanakpur' inhabits. But the promise, held out in a brassy, colorful beginning, is marred by the execution.

Journalist-turned-filmmaker Vinod Kapri's debut feature Miss Tankapur Haazir Ho is a social satire replete with many amusing elements. The story of a young man accused of raping a buffalo and consequently being forced to marry it by the village panchayat is based on true events and that suitably piqued Kapri's interest. Set in a village called Tanakpur in Uttarakhand, the film follows the village's general handyman Arjun (Rahul Bagga), who is having an affair with Tanakpur's pradhan Suaalal Gandaas's (Annu Kapoor) young and free-spirited wife Maya (Hrishitaa Bhatt).

Vinod kapri's ' Miss Tanakpur Hazir' is a social satire cum a love story. It's a running commentary on the existing system where witness can be created, proof can be tampered and powerful can have the final say. The story of the film revolves around a village in Haryana where Arjun (Rahul Bagga) an electrician and aspiring policemen is falsely accused by village Pradhan ( Annu Kapoor) of raping his buffalo . Pradhan along with his dependable henchman Bhima( Ravi Kishan) and local Tantrik( Sanjay Mishra) plans this to seek revenge from Arjun for having an affair with his wife Maya (Hrishitaa Bhatt).

Don't discount the importance of good beginnings. The first 20 minutes of Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho is anything but a model of clarity. The following happens in that period: Pradhan (Annu Kapoor), an influential Khap Panchayat member, searches for his missing wife, in a village fair, who's secretly gone to meet her lover, Arjun (Rahul Bagga); the same fair's also hosting a beauty pageant for, erm, buffaloes; Arjun and his friends bump into Pandit Ravi Kishanas Bheema (Sanjay Mishra), a cross between a priest and a quack, who is trying to convince the onlookers that the teenage girl sitting decked up on stage is an avatar of almighty.

Somewhere in the bowels of Haryana, lies a village called Tanakpur. Gram Pradhan Sualaal Gandass (Annu Kapoor)'s fief of sorts, Tanakpur wakes up and goes to sleep on his orders, and bestows special titles on his buffalo at animal fashion pageants. Miss Tanakpur, the Pradhan's buffalo, is victim in a rape case. While the village priest (Pandit, played by Sanjai Mishra) provides fuel and tongue to Pradhan's nefarious schemes involving his buffalo, Bheema's (Ravi Kishan) physical strength sees their execution. Caught in this melee are Sualaal's young wife Maya (Hrishita Bhatt) and police service-aspirant Arjun (Rahul Bagga).

When a film opens with a close-up shot of a bra-shop in a street-market and when it's first ten minutes are dedicated to what the filmmaker thought was a joke on how women buy their undergarments in our villages where they may not be aware of their sizes, you can pretty much guess what you're in store for. All that crassness with no apparent connection to the narrative, in the name of creative license, is an affront to your sensibilities and that's what Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho does to you.

Do not look for surface gloss in Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho. There is none. It is after all a film about a baffled buffalo whose plight is meant to show us why the law is such a blind ass. For those looking for a break from the Bollywood staple of star-studded, buffed up, feel-good entertainers, this film might be two hours and a bit well spent. But be warned: its blend of the unabashedly scatological and the wildly absurd may not be for overly touchy palates.

The film is set in a fictional village called Tanakpur in Haryana. Arjun (Rahul Bagga), a local electrician falls in love with Maya (Hrishita Bhatt), wife of the village pradhan (Annu Kapoor). Influential member of the Khap Panchayat, pradhan, in order to maintain his prestige, falsely accuses Arjun of raping his buffalo. Instead of rubbishing this silly claim, the cops too get involved adding to the chaos.