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Aligarh is a 2015 Indian Hindi - language biographical drama film directed by Hansal Mehta and written by Apurva Asrani. It stars Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao in the lead roles. The film had its world premiere at the 20th Busan International Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation.
Feb 26, 2016 · 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. Director. Hansal Mehta.
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Jan 29, 2016 · Watch the official trailer of #Aligarh. ...more. #ErosNow presents the heartbreaking and powerful story of Professor Siras, a prolific teacher who faced abject humiliation and persecution at the...
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Aligarh is a 2016 Indian biographical drama film directed by Hansal Mehta and written by Apurva Asrani. It stars Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao in the lead roles. Set in a city of Badlapur and based on true events, the plot revolves around the esteemed and award winning professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras who taught Marathi at Aligarh Muslim ...
- 118 min
- September 7, 2016
Feb 3, 2023 · In a heartbreaking scene from Hansal's Mehta's Aligarh, sexagenarian Professor Ramchandra Siras ( Manoj Bajpayee) signs a letter at the behest of Aligarh University, pleading guilty to immorality and undesirable sexual conduct for the "crime" of being a homosexual.
Aligarh is a hard-hitting film that clearly advocates gay rights but the beauty is that it does so by constructing a deeply moving portrait of love and loneliness.
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.
