Jattu Engineer is set in small-town India, the kind that’s instantly recognisable from the wafting aroma of cow-dung in the air. The rustic nature of this village is brought out with unbearable sensitivity. It’s something no man could do, only Shakti(Gurmeet Ram Rahim) could. And Shakti does. In the hands of a lesser person, this is where it would end. But with Shakti, this is where it begins. He suffuses the film with instantly recognisable characters.

Just like any other small town in India, this too is full of oppressed villagers brutalised by an evil and self-serving administration. By doing this, Shakti proves that it’s not just the Western masters he emulates; he also doffs his well-stuffed hat at legendary cinema from India like Sholay and Lagaan. The film is a tumultuous saga, a triumph of good over evil, of savage ruthless men, who are taught the righteous path by the pure hearts of children.

It is as much a treatise on the power of ideas as it is the manifestation of their eventual outcomes. It is clearly something Shakti has kept bottled up within him for years now, and few amongst us will be able to view the cathartic bloodletting that follows with dry eyes. In a devastating takedown of people who question the value of bringing fruits to a fistfight, there is one scene where Shakti beats up a ‘Pehelwan’ using only tomatoes and bananas.

But, as with every revenge saga, there needs to be a punishment to cancel out the crime. Class war begets more class war, and inequality has been simmering gently in this town, like prime, slow-cooked flavoured meat.

Jattu Engineer, a comedy film based on a village, which is very backward and the villagers are very lazy, indulging in their lazy pursuits and are addicted to drugs, alcohol, and gambling. There is garbage all around and no one cares a damn. A Rajput teacher, played by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, tries to change this village through his own ways and noble intentions. But these villagers are in no mood to oblige.Understanding the need of bringing about a transformation by being one amongst these villagers, we have another very interesting character essayed by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who ushers in a change in the entire village through delightful and funny means! The film drives home very important messages against drugs, inviting society to embrace cleanliness and work towards the fruits of hard work, which are the juiciest and tastiest.