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Shahid

  • 20122012
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  • 2h 9m
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8.2/10
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Shahid (2012)
The account of Human Rights lawyer Shahid Azmi, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice.
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The account of Human Rights lawyer Shahid Azmi, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice.The account of Human Rights lawyer Shahid Azmi, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice.The account of Human Rights lawyer Shahid Azmi, an ordinary citizen with an extraordinary commitment to justice.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
17K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
31,078
542
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    • Director
      • Hansal Mehta
    • Writers
      • Sameer Gautam Singh(screenplay)
      • Apurva Asrani(screenplay)
      • Hansal Mehta(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Rajkummar Rao
      • Prabhleen Sandhu
      • Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Hansal Mehta
    • Writers
      • Sameer Gautam Singh(screenplay)
      • Apurva Asrani(screenplay)
      • Hansal Mehta(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Rajkummar Rao
      • Prabhleen Sandhu
      • Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 68User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 7 nominations

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    Rajkummar Rao
    Rajkummar Rao
    • Shahid Azmi
    • (as Raj Kumar Yadav)
    Prabhleen Sandhu
    • Mariam
    Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub
    Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub
    • Arif
    • (as Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub)
    Baljinder Kaur
    • Ammi
    Tigmanshu Dhulia
    Tigmanshu Dhulia
    • Maqbool Menon
    Kay Kay Menon
    Kay Kay Menon
    • War saab
    Vipin Sharma
    Vipin Sharma
    • Prosecutor More
    Shalini Vatsa
    Shalini Vatsa
    • Prosecutor Tambe
    Vinod Rawat
    • Rafique
    Suvinder Pal
    • Commander at camp
    Pawan Kumar
    • Zaheer Sheikh
    Vivek Ghamande
    • Fahim Khan
    Paritosh Sand
    Paritosh Sand
    • Judge
    Prabal Panjabi
    Prabal Panjabi
    • Omar Sheikh
    Yusuf Hussain
    Yusuf Hussain
    • Professor Saxena
    Mukesh Chhabra
    Mukesh Chhabra
    Jayant Gadekar
    Jayant Gadekar
    • Rakesh Bhai
    Saharsh Kumar Shukla
    Saharsh Kumar Shukla
    • Inder
    • Director
      • Hansal Mehta
    • Writers
      • Sameer Gautam Singh(screenplay) (story)
      • Apurva Asrani(screenplay)
      • Hansal Mehta(screenplay) (story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rajkummar Rao received a national award (Best Actor) for this movie.
    • Goofs
      During the trial of Zaheer, Shahid refers to the prosecution lawyer as "Mr. Sharma", instead of "Mr. More". This is the name of the actor (Vipin Sharma) and the name of his character is "Mr. More".
    • Quotes

      Shahid: Sir, delaying justice is denying justice.

    • Crazy credits
      After the end credits, a 13-minute sequence shows the training session of Shahid Azmi, which was edited out to tighten the story.
    • Connections
      Featured in 59th Filmfare Awards (2014)

    User reviews68

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A strong evidential piece of cinema that enlightens!
    I feel ashamed of myself for not knowing Shahid Azmi- a slain lawyer and an altruistic humane activist before Hansal Mehta came up with a strong evidential piece of cinema that does not merely solve the purpose to entertain but also dares to enlighten our unresponsive- unsympathetic minds confined into its own safe but scared place to stay put. We probably have become either numb to whatever happens in our neighborhoods or blatantly reactive about just anything that comes in way without assessing what is right and what is not.

    'SHAHID' is the need of the hour. It demands and shows the guts to start a never-ending movement, if not on the roads, definitely in our heads, to bring change in the system by joining it and not wiping it out or denying its very existence.

    Shahid, played by 'Kai Po Che!' fame Raj Kumar could be anyone of thousands who gets trapped into the torturous custody of Indian Police known for its tactical power-driven machinery and is thrown into Jail for beholding a name that comes from a certain section of people in minority…but where the most would disappear in the galore to turn radical against country & its governing bodies, Shahid decides to stand out. While his tenure in longing to get set free, Shahid keeps his conscience alive and opts to be a helping hand for those who have nothing but an assurance of not being guilty.

    SHAHID is an extraordinary effort in terms of writing and direction. Based on the real-life criminal lawyer-cum-human rights activist Shahid Azmi, film amalgamates facts and fiction beautifully. It is a biopic that is handled with sheer honesty, clarity in thoughts, rightly positioned screenplay, brilliance in execution and a very very significant memorandum to all human beings. Hansal Mehta never and never loses his grip on the subject. He keeps it as real as it is happening in a gully adjacent to my living place. Special mention to the replication of Indian courts' undramatic-nontheatrical-dreary modus operandi where there is no usual Bollywood 'order-order' but an actual exchange of verbal spats. Camera work by Anuj Dhawan captures the environs and the emotions equally good. Dialogues are crisp, colloquial and taut.

    But what make it an exceptional biopic are the performances. Shahid's fearless-in your face-uncomplicated character could never come so strong if Raj Kumar has not given it his flesh & blood. This man can make you laugh with his charmingly simplistic behavior, watch it when he is trying to be comfortable with his lady-love still unaware of his feelings, and also can make your heart bleed with his heartrending silence when attacked for his forgettable past. Extended applause for his bravura performance! Prabhleen Sandhu as his wife too is a gifted actor. She brings with herself an unpolished charm that hits every chord she aims to. Md. Zeeshan Ayyub here has not much like in RAANJHANAA to overwhelm you but still he keeps your expectations fulfilled. Kay Kay Menon and Tigmanshu Dhulia play their parts efficiently with a sparkling presence on screen.

    After PAAN SINGH TOMAR, here comes an earnest biographical drama that I hope could change the way Indian Cinema thinks about our real life heroes. This is also a film that raises many a questions about humanity and its survival in today's times. It also shows our judiciary system in true lights. As said in the film by the character Kay Kay Menon plays, "It takes time but it works." Painfully correct!

    On the whole, very few people dare to rise and take a stand to tell a story that might have been vanished from lives & in files if not attempted. Hansal Mehta joins the same league. Respect for giving us SHAHID- a film that will find a place close to your heart very easily but not without stirring-shaking & moving your soul. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
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    • Oct 22, 2013

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 2013 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Шахид
    • Filming locations
      • Pune, Maharashtra, India
    • Production companies
      • Bohra Bros Production Pvt.
      • Anurag Kashyap Films
      • Paramhans Creations
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,153
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,153
      • Oct 20, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $377,803
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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