In Shah Rukh Khan’s latest film Jawan, actor Sanya Malhotra’s character track seems like it was taken from real-life incidents. (Spoilers ahead) She plays a doctor at a government hospital that is suffering from a lack of oxygen supply. She tries to get oxygen cylinders but is unable to due to red-tapism. This leads to the death of 63 children and she is blamed and arrested for dereliction of duty. People on social media have been drawing parallels between the film’s events and Dr Kafeel Khan’s fate in the 2017 Gorakhpur hospital tragedy. Now, Kafeel has acknowledged the same and thanked Shah Rukh Khan and Atlee for depicting an incident similar to the one he encountered.
He also clarified that he hasn't watched the film yet, but has been getting messages and wishes about the same since the release.
Kafeel wrote in Hindi, “I haven't seen Jawan but people have been messaging me saying they missed me. There is a lot of difference between the film world and real life. The culprits in the army, health minister etc. get punished But here I and those 81 families are still wandering for justice. Thank you Shah Rukh Khan sir, and Atlee sir for raising the social issue.”
Dr. Kafeel is a doctor and a former lecturer at Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in Gorakhpur. When he discovered the oxygen supply at the government hospital had been cut off due to non-payment of dues, he tried his best to bring the authorities' attention to the issue. When they failed to deliver, he managed to procure the oxygen supply at his own expense. However, in the meantime, 63 kids died of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. Later, the Uttar Pradesh government denied the cause being the lack of oxygen supply and instead got Kafeel jailed for dereliction of duty. In 2019, Kafeel was acquitted of all charges relating to the Gorakhpur death case.
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