Aligarh (2015)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 54min
- Biography, Crime
- 26 Feb 2016 (Australia)
- Movie
A gay, linguistic professor living in a small orthodox city must deal with the aftermath of a sting operation that puts his sexual orientation in front of the entire nation.
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Awards:
- 5 wins & 21 nominations.
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Cast
| Manoj Bajpayee | ... |
Professor Ramchandra Siras
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| Rajkummar Rao | ... |
Deepu Sebastian
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| Ashish Vidyarthi | ... |
Advocate Anand Grover
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| Balaji Gauri | ... |
Nita Grewal
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Sukhesh Arora | ... |
Tahir Islam
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Nutan Surya | ... |
Anjali Gopalan
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| Dilnaz Irani | ... |
Namita
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| Ishwak Singh | ... |
Arvind Narayan
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| Sumit Gulati | ... |
Tashi
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K.R. Parmeshwar | ... |
Prof. Sridharan
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Suman Vaidya | ... |
Shadab Qureshi
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| Saptrishi Ghosh | ... |
Nita Grewal's Assistant
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| Eisha Chopra | ... |
Sonali
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| Farrukh Jaffar | ... |
Deepu's Landlord
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Sachin Parikh | ... |
Anuj
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Pravina Bhagwat Deshpande | ... |
Manoj Bajpayee's Sister-in-law
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| Ansh Pandit | ... |
Himesh
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Naval Shukla | ... |
Prathmesh Sharma
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Deependra Singh | ... |
Katls
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Divya Unny | ... |
Reporter
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| Shrikant Verma | ... |
Aadil
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Directed by
| Hansal Mehta | ||
Written by
| Apurva Asrani | ... | (story) |
| Apurva Asrani | ... | (screenplay and dialogue) |
| Ishani Banerjee | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Sunil Lulla | ... | producer |
| Zafar Mehdi | ... | line producer |
| Jai Mehta | ... | associate producer |
| Aftab Qureshi | ... | line producer |
| Sandeep Singh | ... | producer |
| Shaailesh R Singh | ... | producer (as Shailesh R. Singh) |
| Alok Tripathi | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Karan Kulkarni | ||
Cinematography by
| Satya Nagpaul | ||
Editing by
| Apurva Asrani | ||
| Umesh Kaushik | ... | video editor |
| Jafar Shaikh | ||
Editorial Department
| Chaturvedi Avinav | ... | post edit associate |
| Avinav Chaturvedi | ... | post edit associate |
| Xavier Joseph | ... | colorist |
| Harshit Sharma | ... | associate Editor / chief assistant editor |
| Ganesh Shinde | ... | digital intermediate data management: prime focus |
Casting By
| Mukesh Chhabra | ||
Production Design by
| Indranil Chowdhury | ||
| Deepu Kumar | ... | (design) |
Set Decoration by
| Payal Ghose | ||
Costume Design by
| Pia Benegal | ||
Production Management
| Mansoor Shaikh | ... | Account & Auditing |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Shadab Hasnain | ... | third assistant director |
| Jagannath | ... | second unit director |
| Ankur Maan | ... | first assistant director |
| Prerna Malik | ... | second assistant director |
| Highphill Mathew | ... | assistant director |
| Jai Mehta | ... | associate director |
| Virral Patel | ... | second assistant director |
| Shivani M. Vyas | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Niranjan Sahu | ... | property master |
| Gurdit Singh | ... | props |
| Krishna Thakur | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Shijomon George | ... | dialogue editor (as George Shijomon) |
| Yogesh Gurav | ... | boom operator |
| Pingal Kalita | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Mandar Kulkarni | ... | sound designer |
| Harish Nath | ... | foley artist |
| Pranit Purao | ... | sound editor |
| Karan Arjun Singh | ... | foley artist (as Karan Singh) |
| Subodh Kumar Singh | ... | boom operator |
Visual Effects by
| Soumen Das | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Amanraj Sharma | ... | digital compositor |
| Satyendra Sharma | ... | VFX Paint Supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Swapnil Mohan Loke | ... | assistant camera |
| Sasank Sekhar Sahoo | ... | camera operator |
| Sasank Sekhar Sahoo | ... | camera operator |
| Ramananda Sarkar | ... | lighting assistant |
| Shaikh Mohammed Shadab | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Rohit Sharma | ... | still photographer |
| Jagdeep Singh | ... | camera attendant |
Casting Department
| Priyanka Charan | ... | casting associate |
| Shriidhar Dubey | ... | casting assistant (as Shreedhar Dubey) / casting associate (as Shreedhar Dubey) |
| Jimesh Patel | ... | casting assistant |
Music Department
| Alok Punjani | ... | score mixer / score recording engineer |
| Sonali Singh | ... | music marketing |
Additional Crew
| Mohit Choudhary | ... | media relations |
| Rajan Korgaonkar | ... | marketing team |
| Chaitanya Sant | ... | publicity design |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Eros Worldwide (2016) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Jio Cinema (India) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Eros Music (soundtrack)
- Eros Worldwide (visual promotion)
- Just Right Studioz (visual promotion)
- Mantra @ SDS (publicity design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Set in the state of Uttar Pradesh and based on true events, the plot revolves around Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who taught Marathi at Aligarh Muslim University. He was sacked from his position of Reader and Chair of Modern Indian Languages, on charges of homosexuality. A sting operation was conducted by a TV channel which showed him in an embrace with a rickshaw puller, at his house inside the campus. Written by mishravikky68 |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | On January 31, 2016, a controversy broke out as the film's trailer was rated with an "A" certificate by India's Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), which would allow the trailer to be screened on television only after 10 PM IST, citing that the film's theme and subject, which is related to homosexuality, is against India's culture, and kids and teenagers should not be allowed to view it. Film's director, Hansal Mehta took to social media and press to vent his anger, threatening that he will go to the Appellate Tribunal and appeal the adult rating of the trailer arguing that an "important subject like his film's should reach everyone (sic)." Nihalani Pahlajj, the Chairman of CBFC, ignored the threat saying that it was all publicity stunt. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards (2017). See more » |